Well he was also in everyone’s living rooms nationally uncontested. Some of the best campaign ads ever produced presenting him to Americans as forceful, strong, articulate, man of integrity, vision, a unifying figure with a bold agenda, etc. Zero competing message on these channels from the Trump campaign. Biden defined himself and the issues of the campaign all to himself to many, if not most, Americans. And there was so much material that could have been aired without commentary re: Biden to totally blow the characterization out of the water they were painting of him - just show the videos of him cussing people out, threatening to fight them, making racists comments, the “hairy legs” video, etc. - even run ads of Kamala Harris calling him racially insensitive and that she believes his accusers. And of course, tell his own story of accomplishments in ads highlighting the peace deals, economy, etc. But none of that was done on these channels. Trump’s retail politics was second to none, but Biden controlled the airwaves defining himself without any competition.
Agreed. It was as if, besides Trump himself, most of the Trump campaign was afraid of being seen as beating up a feeble old guy...
A good point...Biden's TV ads did help him...
Many FR members questioned the effectiveness of those ads...Their argument was that people would get sick and tired of watching them...I did not agree with those FR members...
Trump campaign had money problems, in my opinion...That is why it could not respond against all those TV ads...
Yes, Hillary spent more than Trump in 2016...However, in 2020, I think Joe Biden spent his money more effectively...