The Intensified All-Out Offensive by the US Democratic Party... 'Trump Defined as a Failed President'

Democratic Party Criticizes Trump Throughout Convention
Hosts Counter Political Event Against Republican Convention

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The US Democratic Party has become even tougher. Rather than presenting a vision for a new American society at the presidential nomination convention, it launched a barrage of attacks against current US President Donald Trump. It clearly indicated that the election would be fought not on a 'Biden vs Trump' basis but on an 'Anti-Trump vs Trump' basis.

Joe Biden, Democratic Party Presidential Candidate [Image Source=AP Yonhap News]

The Democratic Party is counterattacking against President Trump's provocations that broke the political norms of the US by holding counter-events even during the Republican National Convention. According to the influential US daily The Washington Post (WP) on the 22nd (local time), the US Democratic Party decided to release daily videos featuring speeches by prominent party figures and heavyweight politicians during the Republican National Convention held from the 24th to the 27th.

In the US, there has been an unwritten rule during conventions that the opposing party's candidate does not campaign in battleground states. Since it is the opposing party's festival, the other side steps back to allow public attention. However, President Trump broke this political custom at this year's Democratic National Convention by visiting battleground areas and giving media interviews just before Joe Biden's acceptance speech. The Democratic Party's counter-events during the Republican National Convention are thus a form of punishment for President Trump's foul play.

The Democratic Party plans to deploy many influential and next-generation politicians within the party to speak daily on topics such as family, economy, health insurance, and the challenges facing America. To this end, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who was a frontrunner early in the primaries, will appear as speakers.

Moreover, the Democratic Party's toughness at this year's convention was evident throughout the messages of the speakers. Throughout the convention, the Democratic Party's focus was less on appealing for support for candidate Biden and more on the message that President Trump's re-election must not happen. Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris used expressions such as 'wrong president' and 'failed leadership' to criticize President Trump. This stance was solidified in Biden's acceptance speech, which closed the convention. Biden, who positioned himself as an ally of light, criticized President Trump using expressions of darkness. Although Biden did not even mention Trump's name, he defined Trump's administration as a dark period.

While Biden's personal story also focused on America's difficult revival, the overall convention message seemed to emphasize the judgment against President Trump.

In addition, the Democratic National Convention put considerable effort into figures who, although from the Republican Party, chose to support candidate Biden instead of President Trump. For the Democratic Party, which won the popular vote but lost the electoral college in the last presidential election, the strategy was to organize the anti-Trump camp to consolidate the existing support base while expanding it.

Due to such political calculations, there are also criticisms that the policy aspects were relatively neglected.

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