Sam Stein: The Issue for Biden Is Can He Get Young Voters and Hispanic Voters Engaged?

STEIN Yeah I think ░░░░░░░░ one of the issues ░░░░░░░░ is that people don ░░░░░░░░ not everyone recognizes the ░░░░░░░░ stakes right If you ░░░░░░░░ at some of these ░░░░░░░░ you know we ve ░░░░░░░░ collectively about what 2020 ░░░░░░░░ like Covid and the ░░░░░░░░ and even January 6 ░░░░░░░░ degree has receded in ░░░░░░░░ collective consciousness And I ░░░░░░░░ one of the hurdles ░░░░░░░░ the Biden campaign has ░░░░░░░░ overcome is to remind ░░░░░░░░ of that period that ░░░░░░░░ Trump presidency didn t ░░░░░░░░ in 2019 And I ░░░░░░░░ events like yesterday are ░░░░░░░░ to do that That ░░░░░░░░ why he held that ░░░░░░░░ That s why he ░░░░░░░░ January 6 during the ░░░░░░░░ That s why you ░░░░░░░░ him routinely say Donald ░░░░░░░░ snapped after he lost ░░░░░░░░ to remind voters of ░░░░░░░░ Ultimately though you know ░░░░░░░░ think the issue here ░░░░░░░░ not so much you ░░░░░░░░ will black voters will ░░░░░░░░ voters will Hispanic voters ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump I ░░░░░░░░ that s obviously the ░░░░░░░░ I think the issue ░░░░░░░░ Biden is can he ░░░░░░░░ them reengaged Can he ░░░░░░░░ them enthusiastic about his ░░░░░░░░ Or they re going ░░░░░░░░ or are they going ░░░░░░░░ be lethargic and not ░░░░░░░░ in the political process ░░░░░░░░ I I you know ░░░░░░░░ you and I ve ░░░░░░░░ about this Nate Cohn ░░░░░░░░ analysis is right And ░░░░░░░░ only is it right ░░░░░░░░ s sort of counterintuitive ░░░░░░░░ s very rare had ░░░░░░░░ rare for a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ do well with senior ░░░░░░░░ 65 Plus Biden has ░░░░░░░░ that And these these ░░░░░░░░ show that if you ░░░░░░░░ a likely voter if ░░░░░░░░ are among the cohort ░░░░░░░░ traditionally does go out ░░░░░░░░ vote you re maybe ░░░░░░░░ to vote for Joe ░░░░░░░░ over Donald Trump that ░░░░░░░░ rare It s usually ░░░░░░░░ who need to engage ░░░░░░░░ less active the more ░░░░░░░░ voting crowd Now Biden ░░░░░░░░ hurdle is can he ░░░░░░░░ those traditional Democratic constituencies ░░░░░░░░ to shift from Trump ░░░░░░░░ to him but to ░░░░░░░░ them in the political ░░░░░░░░ And I think he ░░░░░░░░ just being bogged down ░░░░░░░░ a lot of issues ░░░░░░░░ of them is his ░░░░░░░░ own reluctance to be ░░░░░░░░ public communicator He s ░░░░░░░░ to step that up ░░░░░░░░ as the campaign progresses ░░░░░░░░ two is obviously inflation ░░░░░░░░ the war frankly when ░░░░░░░░ comes to young voters.”