Last week Biden said states would need to take the lead on combating the latest surge in cases, a move that many of Biden’s critics called an about-face after the president campaigned on a strong response from the federal government in 2020.
The frustration could put Democrats, who have tied themselves so closely to Biden and his pandemic response, in a difficult position on the campaign trail. And Democrats already face a tough road with a president whose approval ratings are in the 40s, and the opposing party is historically favored to gain seats.
“The challenge for Biden is we’ve now seen this on several fronts where his core promise was that his team of pros were going to be competent as opposed to the Donald Trump ‘Addams Family’ cast and they failed at that,” said veteran Republican strategist Doug Heye.
“There’s not much room for error if you’re a Democrat right now,” he added.
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