President Joe Biden’s campaign are set to become much more aggressive following the conclusion of ex-President Donald Trump’s trial. It seems that they’re mulling whether to brand him “convicted felon” if the verdict is “guilty” via Mediaite.
It has been noted that the defense rested its case in the Stormy Daniels hush money-election interference trial Tuesday, with closing arguments beginning after Memorial Day Weekend before the 34 felony counts go to the jury for deliberations.
It has come to light that discussions are underway as to whether or not the campaign will dub him a “convicted felon” if a guilty verdict is rendered, calling it an “open question” at this point.
NBC News was first to report that the campaign plans a much more aggressive posture following the trial, regardless of the verdict:
Campaign officials are also weighing whether to amplify that kind of messaging with key surrogates on the airwaves or an ad buy or both. Those conversations are ongoing, as well, the second source said.
“The only way to truly stop Trump is to defeat him once and for all at the ballot box and not expect a conviction to play a huge role,” said Jim Messina, a Democratic strategist who was a campaign manager for former President Barack Obama. “The campaign’s job is to remind voters why they already voted Trump out and convince them to turn out for Biden by making this a choice between two vastly different candidates.
“Yes, one of them could soon be a convicted criminal, but that doesn’t matter as much to voters as the issues that directly impact their lives,” he added.
The campaign views the conclusion of the trial as one of the campaign’s inflection points, one at which the minute-by-minute sideshow of courtroom drama has concluded and the time for voters to focus on what’s at stake in November has arrived, one of the sources said.
Trump faces felony charges in three other trials, none of which are considered likely to conclude before the election.
