What the Base Believes: Biden and the Boogeyman

Trump and the base will undoubtedly make some sort of attempt to prove to the electorate that Biden is the Wizard of Wokeness. They will fail, of course, because nobody will believe that an old white guy is woke. That’s Biden’s superpower. Then what?

You can expect Trump to pound on the alternative argument that Biden is just a frail figurehead, and that Harris is actually running the administration. As a black female, Harris obviously makes a more plausible target on the wokeness issue. VPs don’t typically get that level of attention during a presidential campaign, but this one will be an exception.

The truth is that no one in his right mind thinks Harris has much influence over Biden’s actions. Furthermore, Harris is a sharp, pragmatic politician, not a woke warrior. It will be up to her to prove it over the next year. She had better be ready.