President Biden campaigned in Saginaw, Michigan this week. The optics were bad.
It is difficult to understand exactly what the Biden campaign’s strategy is as he tries to convince voters that he should be re-elected in November. The campaign is concentrating on swing states, as is expected, but when Saginaw, Michigan was chosen, people rightly asked why.
It turns out that Saginaw County is a swing county in a swing state. Voters in Saginaw County voted for Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and then Joe Biden. Will they stay with Biden this time around?
Why would anyone vote for Joe Biden after seeing him on the campaign trail? The visit to Saginaw provided a close-up of how the old man is handled to get through even a casual event.
Biden held a campaign event on the porch of a 131-year-old Victorian mansion owned by Saginaw City Councilman Bill Ostash and Saginaw Public Schools Board of Education member Kevin Rooker. It was raining but the gay pride flag was flying for the photo ops.
Biden delivered a pep talk to about 50 supporters and campaign volunteers. Most of the press were out in the rain in the yard.
How does this kind of event move the needle in the presidential election? It was held with 50 people who are voting for Biden. It didn’t reach out to undecided voters or independent voters, the ones that need to be moved to his side in a swing county.
Biden told a story he frequently tells but has been debunked. Yet, he persists.
This was at least the 11th time Biden has told a variation of the same fake story.
He has told it to firefighters in Philadelphia, D.C., and online, wildfire victims in California, Colorado, Hawaii, and New Mexico, hurricane victims in Florida (twice), and in New Hampshire. https://t.co/2gmD6fWi8p
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 15, 2024
What are they trying to hide? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/rxmeKbQgSL
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 14, 2024
As usual, when it came time for Biden to take questions, the press were yelled at by staff and hustled off.
BIDEN: “Can I take a couple questions?”
His handlers IMMEDIATELY remove the press. pic.twitter.com/nJVb3WNVz3
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 14, 2024
Biden was met at the airport by Congressman Dan Kildee and Saginaw Mayor Brenda Freeland.
President Joe Biden is greeted in the rain today at MBS International Airport at Freeland by Congressman Dan Kildee and Saginaw Mayor Brenda Moore #potus pic.twitter.com/Iqf78zvGnx
— Paul Egan (@paulegan4) March 14, 2024
Where was Governor Gretchen Whitmer? She has a good relationship with Biden. She was considered when Biden was looking for a vice presidential choice. She was making beer.
Did you not greet President Biden in Saginaw? https://t.co/IKsCFoL7to
— Katie Heid (@katie_heid) March 15, 2024
Ok.
In another campaign stop, a dazed and confused Biden was helped by handlers who led him into a building.
Biden shuffles up the sidewalk and greets two gentlemen in Michigan, who rush to cover him with their umbrellas — then they guide a VERY confused Biden inside. VIGOR! pic.twitter.com/xoTqLSJ31E
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 15, 2024
It’s almost enough to garner sympathy. Instead, it makes me angry. This is the president and he can’t get himself through a door without help. He’s too confused to know where he is or what he’s doing.
Voters in Saginaw County have picked the winning presidential candidate since 2008.
Biden is losing support in all demographics but most noticeably, he’s losing black voters. The trip to Saginaw was one of outreach to the black community. Saginaw’s population has shrunk in recent years but it remains a hub for black residents. 45% of local residents are black while the statewide percentage of black residents is 14%.
So far, Biden’s re-election campaign is not doing what it needs to do. Trump’s winning.
If the election were held today, based on the current RCP Poll Averages in battleground states this would be the Electoral College map:https://t.co/3EDqmgGopE pic.twitter.com/YHtzczLf64
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) March 15, 2024
Here’s the map with toss up states: https://t.co/ZuzasZJjRH pic.twitter.com/bIZbGw3lNi
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) March 15, 2024
The most disturbing part of Biden’s campaign appearances is the fact that his handlers don’t let him answer questions. Think about that. His handlers start yelling at the press to leave as soon as Biden asks if he can take questions. He asks the handlers. Why is the leader of the free world asking anyone for permission to take questions? Who is in charge?
We know that answer. Biden cannot answer questions when the questions are not screened in advance. The videos of the press being removed only bring the point home that Biden has to be protected from them.
Biden is not up to doing his job now. How can he be expected to do this job for another four years? Democrats don’t care. It’s all about holding on to power and they think this man who is suffering from dementia is their best shot against Trump. Let that sink in.
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