‘That’s Not The Way To Win It’: Swing State Democrats Worry Biden’s Low-Key Campaigning Could Backfire

Some Democrats in critical battlegrounds worry that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is not campaigning vigorously enough in their states.

While Biden has taken a low-key approach to campaign across the country amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Democratic figures in Texas and North Carolina remarked that his method may not be enough to get him 270 electoral votes.

Gilberto Hinojosa, the chair of the Texas Democratic Party, called Biden’s limited campaigning due to the pandemic a “pretty lame excuse,” the Associated Press reported, arguing that campaigning in Hispanic-heavy states like Texas and Arizona could increase his chances of victory in November.

“I thought he had his own plane. He doesn’t have to sit with one space between another person on a commercial airline like I would,” he said.

Hinojosa underscored the importance of boosting Latino turnout in November, saying that wins in Arizona and Texas could ensure a Biden victory even if he fails to sweep Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, the AP reported.