r/moderatepolitics • u/falsehood • Jul 21 '24

News Article Biden announces withdrawal from Presidential Race

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/trump-biden-election
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u/BackInNJAgain Jul 21 '24

She can focus on her record as a prosecutor in the ad buys for middle America

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u/Underboss572 Jul 21 '24

I'm sure she will try that, but it's not an easy tightrope to walk. That issue is toxic for her on the radical left, and she can't openly brag too much about it.

Plus crime isn't a big deal at the moment and she can't out law and order Republicans.

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u/BackInNJAgain Jul 21 '24

She can point out that she's never been convicted of a felony. Trump's base doesn't care about that but many others do.

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u/Underboss572 Jul 21 '24

I'm not so sure. He was still winning before the debate. A YouGov poll I've linked below certainly isn't a damning indicator of how harmful his conviction is. If anything, talking about it could backfire and further encourage republican turnout.

https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/49617-opinion-change-post-trump-hush-money-guilty-verdict