A close election might also give Trump a chance to muddy the waters and claim victory for himself, no matter the actual vote tally. If he wins the popular vote by a narrow margin, prognosticators believe Trump will win the Electoral College. He can't just win the election - he has to win big. The trick is not to make either side so unhappy that they decide not to cast a ballot.īiden faces an additional challenge in 2020. And presidential nominees often are challenged to find a balance between pleasing their party's voters while appealing to swing voters who might decide an election. That number zooms up to 60 percent for Democrats, however. Court packing is popular with Democrats, but it isn't popular with voters more generally.Ī new Washington Examiner/YouGov poll indicates that just 34 percent of independent voters - and 32 percent of independents - are in favor of adding justices to the court. And no matter what position Biden eventually takes on adding new justices to the Supreme Court - an action that would presumably give liberals a sudden advantage on the increasingly conservative court - he will alienate some of his prospective supporters. That's not how the process should work.īut it is easier to try and win an election if you don't tell voters something they might not want to hear. Biden is openly and intentionally depriving voters of critical information about an important issue - which means they are left to guess his intentions, and perhaps get a big surprise on November 4. No, it isn't as big a sin against American democracy as President Trump's accumulated offenses, but it is a problem. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), avoided the question at the vice presidential debate.īiden's stance is fundamentally undemocratic. His comments came a day after his running mate, Sen. 'You'll know my position on court packing the day after the election,' the former vice president told reporters on Thursday. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's position on court packing is now absolutely clear: He does not want you to know his position.

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