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 @ISIDEWITHNews2024 PresidentialJoe BidenPresidentElectionDemocratsCampaignDataHunter•••2yrs ago

A massive PR campaign is underway to reject calls for Biden to drop out

A massive political, PR and personal campaign is underway to reject calls for President Biden to drop his re-election race — and rally Democrats to move on from public debate about age and his future, top officials tell us.Why it matters: Biden has zero interest in stepping aside — and First Lady Jill Biden and key family members and friends agree, according to people who talk regularly with them.

Biden, who has ducked tough interviews and avoided no-holds-barred press conferences, is now considering both.

Look for a town hall or big one-on-one interview this month.

During a family gathering at Camp David on Sunday, Biden family members, including Hunter, went through with a long-scheduled session with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. The Bidens insisted the president stay in the race, we're told by people close to them.

"They're all-in, and want him to stay in," a Biden source told us, adding that the campaign is "charging ahead."

Some Biden friends and family blamed longtime aides who had prepped Biden. They complained about everything from data-heavy answers to his makeup to his briefing on camera angles.

But the president smoothed it over: He called former chief of staff Ron Klain, who led the team, and one of the things they talked about was that neither he nor the family blames the prep.Campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz told us: "The aides who prepped the president have been with him for years, often decades, seeing him through victories and challenges.

He maintains strong confidence in them."

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 @C0nstituti0nalMattRepublicanfrom Texas  commented…2yrs2Y

The Biden campaign is now arguing Biden works so hard and is so relentless that he “drains the young staff,” which then makes mistakes

 @P0litic4lPlatformHaileyRepublicanfrom Maryland  commented…2yrs2Y

This is now about a family, specifically a convicted felon son and a wife unwilling to give up power.

 @C4pitalistLlamaSocialist from Pennsylvania  commented…2yrs2Y

these people are gonna blow up the world all so that they can keep their $50,000-a-month retainers with the DNC

 @Gr4ssrootsLemurDemocratfrom California  commented…2yrs2Y

Every one of these strategies is focused solely on keeping party bigwigs and donors in line until the convention. Nothing about how they're going to sell this to voters. Nothing on how he can actually still win this election. And the strategy itself comes down to "just trust us."

 @ForsakenSenateGreenfrom California  commented…2yrs2Y

The number one priority of the current sitting president's campaign is to "dismiss bedwetting."

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Considering the role of image management in politics, is it justifiable to critique a political leader based on their media appearances and public interactions?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

In what ways could involving family members in political campaigns and strategies shape or sway public opinion about a candidate?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Should the determination to stay in a political race be more influenced by personal ambition or by the collective good of the party and the country?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How might heavy reliance on a PR campaign to address a political leader's weaknesses impact public trust and perception?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Do you believe age should be a significant factor in determining a candidate's eligibility or capability to serve as President?

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