He was a senior adviser to President Clinton and longtime Secretary of State to Hillary Clinton, and was a fierce critic of the Biden campaign’s strategy. New York Times editorial They argued that the president is leaning too close to his base and leaving moderates behind.
Mark Penn, who was an adviser to the Clintons from 1995 to 2008 and now runs Harris Poll, said focusing on the Democratic left instead of independent voters could cost them money in November. He said that there is a sex.
“If Biden wants to serve another four years, he needs voters to stop being dragged along by the left and chart a different, centrist course, supporting bipartisan compromise on core issues of fiscal discipline and a strong America.” ”, Penn wrote in an op-ed.
Bipartisanship and fiscal responsibility were core tenets of Clinton’s 1996 re-election campaign, which Penn advised. He believes Biden is a “scared candidate” who will appeal to left-wing voters to ensure turnout rather than focus on attracting new voters. He said that
“I believe that most of the 101,000 ‘uncommitted’ votes Biden lost in Michigan will eventually come back because they have nowhere else to go. Trump’s threat is It will become clearer and scarier over the next six months,” he wrote, referring to the progressive protest vote in the state primary. “But in any case, if Biden looks in a different direction, he has a better chance.”
Penn claimed the path to victory was through former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s moderate Republican base. Since Haley withdrew from the Republican primary, Biden has repeatedly reached out to voters and sought to bridge the gap among Republicans alienated by former President Trump.
“These are moderate centrists, and if Biden tweaks his message to appeal to them, many of them could be persuaded to vote for Biden,” he said of Haley voters. There is,” he said.
Penn said Biden should instead reinvent his entire policy platform to be more in line with what he believes moderates want. It includes recommendations that align with the preferences of many conservatives, including tougher measures on crime and immigration, doubling aid to Israel and reversing key commitments to combat climate change.
“While the 2024 election is a rematch, Biden should not assume that implementing the same strategy in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, and other battleground states in 2020 will yield the same results,” he wrote. Ta.
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