Radio silence is a double-edged sword for the Trump campaign

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign may be descending into chaos since last week’s debate, but the radio silence from former President Donald Trump’s campaign could prove to be a double-edged sword.

Since Biden delivered the worst performance of any candidate in recent memory in the CNN debate last week, the Trump campaign and even Trump himself have taken pleasure in watching their political rivals panic and wonder whether their candidate is fit to win the presidential election.

Conventional wisdom would have it that you should never interrupt your enemy when he’s hurting himself, and that’s how the Trump campaign has operated so far. But such a strategy could prove double-edged if the spotlight on Biden becomes so intense that he drops out of the race in favor of another candidate.

Trump should now be considered the favorite to win the election, regardless of who the Democratic Party nominates. His lead over Biden in the polls is substantial at this point, and hypothetical polls against potential candidates in his place are only slightly better in favor of the Democrats.

Yet Trump and the Republican Party want to take on Biden not only because it would offer voters a chance to replay the 2020 election, but also because he is by far the weakest candidate the party could choose. His approval ratings are stuck in the low 30s, and normally safe Democratic states like Virginia and Minnesota are suddenly competitive.

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This is where the Trump campaign’s radio silence may be too clever. At some point, whether it’s announcing his running mate or something else, Trump needs to reinject himself into the news cycle and distract the media and the Democratic Party from Biden’s weakness.

At some point, Biden will go senile again, and panic over the president’s ability to win the election will flare up again within the Democratic Party. But to avoid Biden being replaced, Trump might want to consider turning the news cycle against him.