Biden staff memo outlines strategy to overcome competency doubts

(NewsNation) — ​The Biden-Harris campaign is shifting into “high gear” amid widespread concerns about the president’s age and performance, according to an internal memo obtained by NewsNation.

The note served as an update on the "path ahead,” laying out a plan to defeat former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Data and polling, it said, point to a margin of error race in key battleground states. As for lingering questions surrounding Democrats’ nominating process, the campaign must convince voters their distaste for Trump outweighs any concerns about the 81-year-old incumbent’s age, the memo stated.

“Voters turned on the debate knowing Joe Biden was old, but having forgotten how much they dislike Donald Trump,” it read. “They left the debate with a fresh reminder of how extreme a second Trump term would be ...