It’s a persistent sense that the inner circle of advisers to the president and several of the very few aides who have been hired for his reelection campaign dismiss as absurd.
“They are so underestimated, and they keep getting it right,” said Jim Messina, former president Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign manager, who has been one of the people privately advising Biden’s team to ramp up gradually.
“We will grow and ramp up alongside the Biden campaign, probably in late fall or early next year,” Barnes said.
“The most important power of incumbency is taking time to plan and build your campaign while your challenger is busy with a primary,” a Democratic campaign veteran said.
“You can raise more now, but President Biden is raising less,” a veteran Democratic fundraiser on the West Coast said.
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