General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDespite risks, Trump invests big in attacks on Biden's age
Donald Trump has accused his Democratic rival Joe Biden of having connections to the radical left and has pilloried his relationship with China, his record on criminal justice, his plans for the pandemic and even his son's business dealings.
But in a kitchen-sink offensive backed by a mountain of campaign cash, the 74-year-old Trump has so far invested in one line of attack above all: the charge that his 77-year-old opponent is too old and mentally weak to be an effective president. The attack has drawn cries of ageism, and there is evidence it may be ineffective. Shrugging off the risks, Trumps team is pumping millions of dollars into the broadside and vowed this week not to back off.
With Election Day less than four months away, Trump has spent more money on one television ad claiming that Biden lacks the strength, the stamina and the mental fortitude to lead this country than any other single ad this year.
The 30-second spot and its Spanish equivalent have been running across 12 states, including retirement havens like Florida and Arizona, since mid-June at a cost of $6.5 million, according to data compiled by the media tracking firm Advertising Analytics. The firm noted a shift in recent days toward an unrelated Trump attack accusing Biden of supporting the far-left push to defund police departments, although he said he doesn't.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/despite-risks-trump-invests-big-in-attacks-on-bidens-age/ar-BB16uJID?li=BBnb7Kz
In spite of being older Biden is clearly in better shape than the orange Twitter twit.
Thekaspervote
(32,773 posts)NanceGreggs
(27,815 posts)... being supervised by The Onion?
LisaL
(44,973 posts)Cha
(297,275 posts)dhill926
(16,339 posts)LisaL
(44,973 posts)Skittles
(153,164 posts)dumber that all fuck
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)It isn't Biden who lacks the strength, the stamina and the mental fortitude to lead this country --It's tRump.
ProfessorGAC
(65,060 posts)...for being old.
Gee, that makes so much sense.
I'd spend big on it, too.
Cha
(297,275 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,010 posts)sdfernando
(4,935 posts)..he got it from a circus.