As Democrats weigh a virtual convention—“How could you possibly replace that electricity?” wonders one congressman—others fret over a presumptive nominee confined to a bunker: “Why isn’t he calling his buddies in China? Bob Kraft is doing more than Joe Biden.”
The Democratic National Committee’s number one reason for pushing back the party convention by a month was that it didn’t want anyone in attendance to contract COVID-19. DNC higher-ups also fretted that a raucous celebration, including a balloon drop and perhaps a rousing remix of “Fight Song,” might feel a tad tone-deaf. On top of all that, they wanted to communicate that the Democratic Party listens to experts, believes in science, and cares about people not dying.
Many Democrats doubt that an in-person convention—originally slated for mid-July at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum and rescheduled for the week of August 17—will happen, calling the idea “delusional” and “wishful thinking.” They want to know what Biden, camped out in his home, is doing besides taking part in fireside chats and CNN town halls. “Joe Biden was in the federal government for, like, 130 years,” said a party activist in California who previously supportedAnybody with any influence in the entire world. Why isn’t he out there getting protective gear? Why isn’t he sourcing masks? Why isn’t he calling his buddies in China saying the U.S.
Then there’s Biden, who, sources fret, has mostly disappeared from public view. “No one would have expected that we have a presumptive nominee at the beginning of April,” said’s reelection campaign, in 2012, and served as U.S. ambassador to Denmark. “That would typically be a blessing and allow you to hit the ground running, build infrastructure, hire staff, raise money, and pivot aggressively to the general election. But at the same moment, the entire country came to a screeching halt.
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