Though Trump as president was far more active politically in handing out endorsements, even in primary contests in 2018, as well as 2020 and the current midterm cycle, Biden has dipped his toe in early endorsements as president. By early July, Biden had endorsed three Democrats in congressional primaries, two of which won.
In comparison, by early July in 2018, Trump’s only midterm cycle as president, he had endorsed eight Republican House candidates and would go on to endorse a total of 49 by the general election. He also had endorsed 11 Senate contenders and 19 candidates for governor across the nation by that date.
The White House has promised that Biden would be far more active in campaigning across the country to help Democrats this fall, and Walling predicts that Democrats down ballot will welcome his support.
“You’ll see him very much engaged on the ground once we have Democratic nominees,” Walling predicted.
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