Jittery Democrats Prod Biden to Pick Up the Pace as Race Tightens
- Polls show narrowing of race after Biden takes a week off
- Supporters dismiss fears yet agree he needs to be seen
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Joe Biden’s supporters are beginning to show signs of anxiety as recent polls track a narrowing race between the Democratic nominee and President Donald Trump, with allies saying they’re eager for Biden to hit the ground and make his case in the two months remaining until Election Day.
Republicans dominated national attention last week with their convention, including four nights of speakers who described Biden as a “Trojan horse” who will sneak socialism into the White House and painted Democratic mayors and governors as so soft on crime that they tolerated violent riots in cities across the U.S.