Can Biden make the election about Jan. 6?

Published June 20, 2024 12:47pm ET



CAN BIDEN MAKE THE ELECTION ABOUT JAN. 6? If you’re a Democrat, there’s a very alarming line in a new Axios report about the Biden campaign. The story is about what reporter Alex Thompson calls President Joe Biden’s “faith-based campaign,” and the faith is Biden’s belief that he will win reelection in November based on “voter concerns about Jan. 6, political violence, democracy, and Donald Trump’s character.”

It’s not hard to find fault with that belief — what about the issues voters themselves say are most important to them, such as inflation and the border, and what about international affairs, crime, and those matters highly important to Democrats, such as abortion and healthcare? There’s a lot more that voters worry about beyond Jan. 6.

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