The certain nomination of Biden will deprive Trump of his favorite narratives: anti-elitist misogyny (Warren); and socialism (Sanders). The virus will make it awkward for him to compare his economy to the hellhole that was America in the Obama years. So what’s left?
Two things. First, as I’ve noted before, he will portray himself as a modern day Lincoln or FDR, fighting heroically against the virus. Inconvenient facts to the contrary will be swept under the rug unless the Democrats preserve and publicize the actual record. Second, he will make the case that the virus is a Chinese creation that was deliberately weaponized against America because of his tough stand on trade. Voting for Trump, as he tells the tale, will be an act of patriotism, and a rejection of the wimpy Obama/Biden stance on China.
Preposterous, you say? Just wait and see. Unfortunately for him, there’s plenty of video of him sucking up to Xi. That will figure prominently in the Biden commercials to come.