Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign is "milking the clock" to maintain the former vice president's lead over President Donald Trump as Election Day approaches, multiple Democrat strategists told The Hill on Wednesday.
Biden's people "don't want to break anything in the last three weeks," said an unnamed Democrat strategist. "If the election were held today, they would win. They know it, and more importantly, Trump knows it."
The strategist added, "To put it simply, they're winning. And they don't need to do much. They need to firm up their support and call it a game."
Chris Lehane, who The Hill notes is a veteran of several Democrat presidential campaigns, noted that "while Team Biden is indeed milking the clock, importantly they are not sitting on the ball but looking to score when there is an open shot."
He continued, "And given the other team does not really seem to have an especially fulsome defense, there are a lot of open layups."
"The time left in the race to persuade and win over new voters is rapidly evaporating for both candidates," said Democrat strategist Joel Payne. "I know the Biden team has no concerns about their candidate in a debate format but they also have the luxury of being able to run out the clock on Donald Trump."
Basil Smikle Jr., former executive director of the New York State Democratic Party, added that "Trump has done more to cast a negative light on his leadership in the last two weeks than Joe Biden could have ever done. We're at a time when voters will focus less on Biden and more on an anyone-but-Trump mantra, which is fine. In these last few weeks, Biden need only remind everyone to make a plan to vote and assuage concerns about voter suppression."
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