The 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, knows he's alone in the fight and hopes his base will again go out and vote en masse, despite the massive enlistment against him on the part of the press and social media giants. None of this, however, is stopping him from enjoying every moment, as he continues to rail against the media.
Ironically, the corona elections of 2020 are also amplifying the importance of hitting the campaign trail. Anyone who thought Zoom campaigns or virtual conferences, by either party, would suffice and provide that same level of energy was sorely mistaken. This year, more than ever, rallying voters and spreading the message are the name of the game. and both parties are spending fortunes on their "ground game."
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It seems, however, that the American people don't need a great deal of prodding anymore, because, in the age of corona, voters are apparently looking for any reason to leave the house. Or, conversely, there truly is immense interest in these elections. Already, almost 60 million people have cast their ballots. In some states, records are being broken.
In New Hampshire, where Trump lost to Hillary Clinton by less than one percent of the vote in 2016, the media has enlisted against him. For the first time in 100 years, the New Hampshire Union Leader voiced support for a Democratic candidate, because Trump hasn't changed "while the country and world have changed significantly." The "anti-Trump" camp of the Republican party is also joining hands with Democrats in an effort to undermine the president's legitimacy, but Trump on Sunday appeared at a rally in New Hampshire and told the naked truth: In this race, he's running against Silicon Valley, the leftist media, and pro-Biden censorship.
Still the champion of 'second America'
From Trump's perspective, he is still running as the champion of "second America" – those Americans derided as "deplorables" by Hillary Clinton because they had the gall to support him. He is plowing his way across purple states that will determine the elections, including districts won by Clinton, in an effort to make that second America appreciate him even more.
Based on one of the more reliable visual measurements – public displays of excitement – it seems he's already won. Biden-Harris signs are hard to find. The president has inspired the "deplorables" to come out and make their voices heard – a type of response to the long lines of Democratic supporters who are voting early. Even in the blue state of Nevada, excitement for Biden is low and signs supporting him are scarce.
In New Hampshire on Sunday, Trump listed his achievements in the Middle East. "We just made our third peace deal in the region … by the time it's over we'll have peace in the Middle East without paying any price."
The big story, though, is the fact that Trump is fighting to the last second as if the polls don't exist, just as he did four years ago. In his mind, nothing has changed, and this time, too, the American media, other than Fox News, is entirely committed to toppling him, while completely ignoring the suspicions of corruption against Hunter Biden, the former vice president's son.
But unlike his aggressive campaign against Clinton, the new Trump's message is far more unifying, he is showing attentiveness, is less belligerent and is letting Biden's words speak for themselves (in New Hampshire on Sunday, he showed nearly 10 minutes of Biden's gaffes on a large screen).
Biden's fatigue
In the next nine days, Donald Trump alone must bring back the conservative voters who love his achievements and domestic policies but don't like his style and demeanor, and this is exactly what he's doing.
On Monday he will be in Pennsylvania, the state that is increasingly looking like the "new Florida" – that is to say, the state that will decide the elections. Trump on Sunday reiterated the warning that voter fraud was the biggest threat to his campaign, hinting the post-election battle could last weeks.
While Trump is having a blast at all his massive rallies, spurring his supporters not to believe the polls, it is Biden who continues to show signs of campaign fatigue. He's waiting for it to be over. On Monday, Trump is expected to receive a considerable push from his base, when the Senate votes to approve his nomination for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett.
In an interview with news outlets in Pennsylvania, the state he grew up in, Biden attacked the press for asking him whether he exploited his position as vice president to help his son's business endeavors. Biden is forgetting that he, too, is clinging onto one issue: the coronavirus. He is so sure he has the winning card, in fact, that he is taking his campaign to Georgia on Tuesday, a state that hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since the days of Bill Clinton.
Trump, however, is going to areas that should be Biden's focus, the Midwestern United States, where people's livings are heavily reliant on factories, shale oil drilling and coal mining, which Biden wants to stop subsidizing. Trump, meanwhile, is putting an emphasis on the future of these Americans.
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