Would you believe that Joe Biden’s conspicuously low profile isn’t just a deft political maneuver but also a display of high-minded statesmanship? That’s what the president’s team apparently wants you to believe.
“President Joe Biden is going small to try to win big in November,” the Associated Press’s Zeke Miller opened his report outlining why Biden is trading big vote-mobilizing rallies for “minimalist events.” No longer will the president seek to maximize his exposure to the most American eyeballs. Instead, he’ll lean “into his strength as a retail politician” by making surprise visits to barbershops, burger joints, and boba-tea retailers in the hopes that those appearances generate organic traction on social-media outlets such as TikTok and Instagram.
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