US election campaign - Biden team counters TV debacle with new election ad
After his debacle in the TV showdown against challenger Donald Trump, Joe Biden's campaign team is working to miss another turn on the topic of his high age in the upcoming debate. "I know," is the title of a new campaign ad for the Democrat. In it, a determined Biden is seen at a campaign event in the state of North Carolina shortly after the botched duel, where he recalls Trump's presidency.
"I know I'm not a young man," Biden tells a cheering crowd. "But I know how to do this job. I know what's right and what's wrong. I know how to tell the truth. I know how millions of Americans: When you fall, you get back up." Against Biden's speech, there is cut video material from January 6, 2021, when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in the US capital Washington.
Biden's appearance at the first TV duel last Thursday has sparked a debate in the US about whether he should make way for a younger candidate. So far, Biden and the first row of the Democrats have resisted the resignation demands - they are working on damage control. His family, especially his wife Jill, has publicly rallied behind the President.
According to the campaign team, the spot is intended to reach voters in particularly contested states.
Biden hopes, like his predecessor Trump, for a victory in the presidential election in November. So far, many signs have pointed to a close race. Doubts about Biden's fitness due to his advanced age have been around for a long time. While the Democrats had hoped that the President would show in the debate how fit he still is, exactly the opposite happened: Biden spoke quietly and indistinctly to millions of viewers, mumbled at times, or completely lost the thread.
- Despite the debacle in the USA's highly anticipated debate, Joe Biden's election campaign team is dedicated to avoiding another misstep on his age issue in future debates.
- The 'I know' election commercial, a new ad for the Democrat, features a determined Biden addressing a crowd in North Carolina, expressing his wisdom and experience.
- The US President, Joe Biden, acknowledges his age in the ad, assuring the crowd that his experience and understanding of right and wrong make him suitable for the job, promising to get back up after falls.
- The use of video footage from the January 6, 2021, Capitol storming by Trump supporters in the campaign ad underscores the stark contrast between Biden's commitment to truth and Trump's divisiveness.
- The campaign team aims to share the "I know" ad with voters in key battleground states in the US election campaign, hoping to boost Biden's appeal and chances of re-election.
- Hoping to replicate his predecessor Donald Trump's success in the 2024 US Presidential elections, Biden continues his campaign with a close race against potential competitors, aware of the doubts surrounding his age and fitness.
