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Presumptive presidential nominee Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE is mostly watching from the sidelines as fellow Democrats in Congress and at the state level clash with President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE over the federal government’s response to the coronavirus.
With the election just a little more than six months away, the Democrats making headlines almost every day are Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerOvernight Health Care: US showing signs of retreat in battle against COVID-19 | Regeneron begins clinical trials of potential coronavirus antibody treatment | CMS warns nursing homes against seizing residents’ stimulus checks Schumer requests briefing with White House coronavirus task force as cases rise Schumer on Trump’s tweet about 75-year-old protester: He ‘should go back to hiding in the bunker’ MORE (N.Y.), Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiTrump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Pelosi: Georgia primary ‘disgrace’ could preview an election debacle in November MORE (Calif.) and governors such as Andrew CuomoAndrew CuomoNo, ‘blue states’ do not bail out ‘red states’ Attorney says 75-year-old man shoved by Buffalo police suffered brain injury Buffalo officials ask state to re-examine 2008 firing of black police officer who stopped white officer’s chokehold MORE of New York.
In past presidential campaigns, the presumptive nominee — whether Democrat or Republican — has quickly become the party’s standard-bearer, taking the lead in staking out policy positions.
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But Biden has taken a different approach during the pandemic.
“For the most part, he’s been silent,” said Steve Jarding, a Democratic strategist. “The burden has fallen on the Speaker and Leader Schumer.”
“My guess is the Biden folks are thinking that if he says anything it’s political and he doesn’t want to politicize the pandemic. The issue that I would take with that is that it isn’t playing politics if it’s a policy matter that’s killing Americans,” Jarding said.
A spokesperson for the Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Ross Baker, a professor of political science at Rutgers University, said he’s been “very puzzled” by Biden’s “very conspicuous absence.”
“There’s not a lot of things coming out from the Biden camp,” he said. “I would contrast it with Pelosi, who has made herself available to practically every late-night show host and news program. But Biden is kind of a phantom.”
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Pelosi has pitched the need for more testing and equipment on “The Late Late Show” with James Corden and called for more transparency and accountability on “The Late Show” with Stephen ColbertStephen Tyrone ColbertThe Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook Colbert launches ‘Be Your Own President’ merch line ‘to help peaceful protesters’ Stacey Abrams says she hasn’t heard from Biden campaign about VP search MORE.
Schumer has been a regular on media shows as well. On Friday, he took the lead in responding to Trump’s suggestion that injecting disinfectant into an infected person’s body could cure the coronavirus, telling NPR the president reminded him of “a quack medicine salesman on television.” Trump later said his remarks were meant to be sarcastic.
Biden, by contrast, has kept a lower media profile, often receiving more attention about his eventual running mate. He has also occupied a separate space, mostly on social media, where he has tried to serve as a counterweight to Trump.
But the former vice president has put out detailed plans for containing the virus. His proposals include making free testing widely available, putting more resources into developing a vaccine, restoring the White House national security council directorate for global health security, and directing the Department of Defense to prepare for deployment of military resources to expand medical facilities and help with logistical support.
Schumer, Pelosi and other Democratic lawmakers have endorsed similar proposals, but they rarely invoke Biden’s name.
Brad Woodhouse, a former Democratic strategist and executive director of Protect Our Care, a group that has done polling on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, said Biden has been active but largely ignored by the media.
“I’ve seen what [Biden] has done and tried to do,” Woodhouse said. “The truth is we’re in this weird moment where it’s hard to break through, which is amazing, to think the presidential candidate for the opposition party is having trouble breaking through.”
Much of the attention recently has focused on Washington and how Congress and the White House are responding to the pandemic.
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During Schumer’s marathon negotiations with Treasury Secretary Steven MnuchinSteven Terner MnuchinThe Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says country needs to rethink what ‘policing’ means; US cases surpass 2 million with no end to pandemic in sight The Hill’s Morning Report – Treasury, Fed urge more spending, lending to ease COVID-19 wreckage Minnesota AG Keith Ellison says racism is a bigger problem than police behavior; 21 states see uptick in cases amid efforts to reopen MORE on the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act last month and subsequent $484 billion interim coronavirus relief passed by Congress this week, the Senate leader and his staff often mentioned he was in close consultation with Pelosi, who participated in an after-midnight call to finalize the core elements of the most recent package Tuesday morning.
But there was little public mention of what role, if any, Biden had in the legislative dealmaking. Democratic aides, however, say that doesn’t mean Schumer and Pelosi aren’t coordinating with Biden behind the scenes.
“The Speaker has spoken to Biden repeatedly during the pandemic to discuss response,” said a source familiar with the interaction.
Various coronavirus proposals from Biden, however, haven’t garnered much attention.
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He put out his first plan on March 12. It included health components such as broad public testing, emergency paid sick leave, and a fund to stabilize state and local governments on the front lines.
Not long after that, Congress passed a $100 billion-plus proposal to expand testing and paid sick leave, a package Pelosi negotiated with Mnuchin.
Later that month, as Congress was wrapping up action on the historic $2.2 trillion CARES Act, Biden put out his emergency action plan to save the economy. It called on the president to use all available authorities, including the Defense Production Act, to address shortages in virus tests, personal protective equipment and ventilators.
He also cited his experience overseeing the implementation of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in calling for a task force to make sure every dollar in relief appropriated by Congress gets “out the door to the people who need it — fast.”
And he called for the federal government to forgive a minimum of $10,000 in federal student debt per borrower, an idea championed earlier by Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.), and to increase Social Security benefits by $200 a month for the duration of the crisis, a plan initially floated by Sen. Ron WydenRonald (Ron) Lee WydenNursing homes under scrutiny after warnings of seized stimulus checks Hillicon Valley: Senators raise concerns over government surveillance of protests | Amazon pauses police use of its facial recognition tech | FBI warns hackers are targeting mobile banking apps Democratic senators raise concerns over government surveillance of protests MORE (D-Ore.), Warren and Schumer.
On April 12, Biden introduced a plan in a New York Times op-ed to reopen the nation’s economy. He said states first must reduce the number of new coronavirus cases significantly and that there must be access to widespread, easily available and prompt testing as well as a contact tracing strategy.
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Polling suggests that Trump is vulnerable in battleground states when it comes to the coronavirus, something strategists argue is a case for Biden being more vocal.
Protect Our Care released polling this past week showed Democratic governors have a higher approval rating for their handling of the coronavirus crisis than Trump.
A separate survey conducted this past week in Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic polling outfit, found Trump had an average approval rating of 45 percent and a disapproval rating of 50 percent for his management of the crisis.
And a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday showed Biden leading Trump in four key swing states: Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Jarding, the Democratic strategist, warned that trying to make the election a referendum on Trump while also keeping a low profile could backfire on Biden.
“It’s a very dangerous for the Biden camp to say we can let several months fly off the calendar and we’re not in the dialogue while the president of the United States has his daily megaphone and he’s branding this horrible crisis,” he said.
“Normally, someone in Biden’s position would start to speak out on issues,” Jarding said. “I would absolutely consider holding a press conference every day after the president if I were Biden. Don’t necessarily do what Trump is doing, but let Biden have experts standing with him. And if the president says something ridiculous, he can say, ‘I think that’s wrong. I would do it different.’”