Should Joe Biden stay in the basement?

Published: July 23, 2020, 7:30 a.m.

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The presidential opposition candidate Joe Biden has barely emerged from his home since America\\u2019s lockdown at the end of March. But polls suggest that the low-key strategy is working in his favour \\u2013 as his rival President Donald Trump comes under increasing pressure over his handling of the coronavirus and a resurgence of racial tension.

With four months to go until the election, is staying in the basement Joe Biden\\u2019s best option? What are the risks if he does? And how could Donald Trump turn things around?

Contributors: \\n. Jason Zengerle, writer at large for the New York Times Magazine\\n. Rachel Bitecofer, Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center and host of the Election Whisperer. \\n. Niambi Carter, Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University and author of \\u201cAmerican While Black\\u201d.\\n. Whit Ayres, Republican pollster at North Star Opinion Research.

Presenter: Tanya Beckett\\nProducers: Estelle Doyle and Victoria McCraven\\nEditor: Richard Vadon

(Image: Joe Biden at campaign event, Credit: Leah Mills/Reuters)

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