'Trump Didn't, But' Biden Consoles Black Family Victimized by Shooting

Trump Avoids Family Meetings
Competes with Visits to Key Battleground States

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is boarding a plane to visit Kenosha.
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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate of the United States, visited Kenosha, Wisconsin on the 3rd (local time) and met with the family of Jacob Blake, who was paralyzed from the waist down due to a police shooting.

After arriving in Kenosha by plane that day, Biden met with Blake's family and had a conversation for an hour. The meeting between Biden and Blake's family was not disclosed to the media.

Biden then moved to Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha and said, "Nothing can defeat him (Blake). Whether he can walk or not, he will not give up."

Biden's actions contrast with those of President Donald Trump, who visited Kenosha two days earlier but did not meet with Blake's family. During his visit, President Trump focused on emphasizing law and order and praised the police and the National Guard.

President Trump and Biden are showing contrasting approaches through their visits to Wisconsin, one of the key battleground states in the November presidential election, focusing respectively on maintaining law and order and resolving conflicts.

Both have been actively campaigning outside the party conventions. President Trump plans to campaign in Pennsylvania on this day, following his visit to North Carolina the day before. Biden also visited Pennsylvania on the 31st of last month.

Both candidates visiting regions recently visited by their opponent to rally support reflects the critical and intense situation in battleground states and the decisive impact on the presidential election.

The U.S. presidential election, which follows a winner-takes-all system, places more importance on winning battleground states where voter support is divided each election rather than winning traditional strongholds of each party. President Trump experienced victory in 2016 by successfully targeting key battleground states despite trailing Hillary Clinton in the nationwide popular vote.

According to the poll aggregation by political analysis media RealClearPolitics, as of the 1st, Biden leads President Trump nationwide with 49.6% support to Trump's 42.4%, a 7.2 percentage point lead, but the average support in six battleground states stands at 48.4% for Biden and 45.1% for Trump, narrowing the gap to 3.3 percentage points. This gap has steadily closed from 6.3 percentage points on July 24.

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