Joe Biden might still be the 2020 Democrat frontrunner in many polls, but his problems are mounting. With that, pollster Nate Silver is wondering why the Biden campaign isn’t being more aggressive in fundraising off a current event:
::eyes emoji:: https://t.co/F3ubmXKsLb
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 3, 2019
One thing I don't get is why Biden hasn't fundraised more aggressively off the Ukraine story.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 3, 2019
Anyone? … Anyone?
I think I know why https://t.co/N96A2x7135
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) October 3, 2019
Oddly enough, many others also seem to have an idea:
I'll give you 3 guesses… https://t.co/bkDMPZPtCa
— Jen DinNJ (@JenDinnj) October 3, 2019
??? it's no wonder this guy didn't see it coming. Cc @GinSecurities https://t.co/5FatER6lCD
— U.S. Route 41 (@USRoute41) October 3, 2019
Is this a joke? https://t.co/99qPNfG7aF
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) October 3, 2019
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) October 3, 2019
Did Hillary fundraise on videos of her falling down? https://t.co/MvN1jNq9Na
— TheWhiteIguodala (@BordenDaytime) October 3, 2019
Is this sarcasm? I don't think this is sarcasm. https://t.co/88u7H71QOw
— Non-player Corn Pop (@_jayschneider_) October 3, 2019
Because Hunter already did. https://t.co/UKRNiRQZmu
— FHS Badger (@FHSBadger) October 3, 2019
His kid took all the money. https://t.co/rlzi5vCCEv
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 3, 2019
Silver followed up with this:
Yeah. I get that he wants to run a risk-averse campaign and to some extent that had worked well enough until Ukraine broke. But here's a highly volatile situation with big potential downside *and* upside for his campaign, and his response hasn't been very nimble. https://t.co/bf3a45HOmu
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 3, 2019
Apparently the Biden camp has, for some totally mysterious reason, determined the downside far outweighs any potential upside.