Posted on 07/08/2024 5:12:55 PM PDT by Libloather
Senior Democratic strategist David Axelrod raised questions Monday about former President Trump’s current strategy of keeping quiet amid rising concerns over President Biden’s health and candidacy.
“Trump’s not talking much about Biden’s bad debate. Trump’s campaign is not blitzing ads about it. And Lara Trump said last week it would be an affront to democracy if Biden were not the nominee,” Axelrod wrote in a social media post. “Question: Why do you think they are uncharacteristically holding fire?”
Axelrod, a longtime adviser to former President Obama, has been an outspoken critic of the Biden campaign in recent weeks as the president struggles to recover from a poor debate performance.
A rising number of Democrats have called on Biden to leave the race and make way for a different candidate in recent days.
Former Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), a former chair of the House GOP campaign arm, said last week that Trump’s strategy is simply to let Biden hurt himself with the negative attention.
“When your opponent is blowing himself up, don’t interrupt. … There’s no reason to insert yourself in that conversation,” Stivers told The Hill. “The discipline is smart on this topic, and he’s done a good job at that.”
“Nobody in the Democratic Party cares about what Trump thinks whether Biden’s the candidate, so why talk,” he continued. “I’m glad to see he’s learned from 2020, because he wasn’t very disciplined then. I think it speaks to him learning from the past.”
Axelrod has dismissed the calls for Biden to leave the race as “irrelevant,” saying he doesn’t believe the president will end his campaign. But he’s also been openly critical of Biden, calling him “dangerously out-of-touch” Friday.
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When your enemy is drowning, throw him an anvil. Or perhaps more appropriately in the case of Donkey Party bigwigs, a millstone.
Trump is staying quiet because he is smart.
Axelrod is a lying slime ball. He is running out of things to say.
“I don’t understand what he just said. I don’t think he does either.”
Best debate line ever......
Waiting for the Dems to do something really stupid....and true to form...they did it...with Schumer saying the Supreme Court take on immunity doesn’t apply to Trump.
That line really ended Biden's campaign or chance of winning. I cannot imagine how he recovers from that.
When enemy is busy digging himself a hole you don’t stop him, you stand and watch.
Maybe he’s learned the lesson of acting presidential this time around
Yea Axelrod, you are the only libtard in the room to explain it to your libtard base.
Maybe he’s GRATEFUL?:)
I think Trump is just being a gentleman.
Its that simple.
Is he pissed? I think he’s just curious.
Trying to somehow spin this against Trump seems pretty desperate to me. Your party is doing the hit job just fine without Trump’s help, Mr. Axelrod. Be proud of yourselves!
Rresident Magoo
Axelrod is baiting Trump. If Trump said anything about Biden, the Dems and media would go back over to attacking Trump.
Remember that Biden challenged Trump to the debate and dictated the terms of participation. Trump accepted and let Biden be Biden. Now the Dems and media are in an uproar over Biden performing exactly as expected. Trump must not interfere with the meltdown they’ve inflicted upon themselves.
I am sure it is pizzing off Axel and the coupers...they need a distraction
Trump is, first and foremost, a business man. Why spend money to buy something when they’re doing their best to give it to you?
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