On the menu today: A long look at Joe Biden, how little he appears in his campaign’s videos, and what we can determine about whether he’s as mentally sharp as he used to be; a new report from NBC News leaves some key facts out; and New York media are asking tougher questions about the accuracy of the death count from the coronavirus in that state’s nursing homes.

Joe Biden, the 2020 Campaign’s Missing Man

If you look at the Joe Biden YouTube page, the first thing you notice is that most of the videos don’t feature Joe Biden very much. He’s not in the livestream of the national grassroots mobilization launch. He doesn’t make a cameo in the Chinese-Americans for Biden video featuring Olympian Michelle Kwan, Yo-Yo Ma, and several members of Congress. He doesn’t appear in the “Out for Biden” video featuring Jill Biden and Chasten Buttigieg. ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 11 2020
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WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 11 2020
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Where’s Biden?

On the menu today: A long look at Joe Biden, how little he appears in his campaign’s videos, and what we can determine about whether he’s as mentally sharp as he used to be; a new report from NBC News leaves some key facts out; and New York media are asking tougher questions about the accuracy of the death count from the coronavirus in that state’s nursing homes.

Joe Biden, the 2020 Campaign’s Missing Man

If you look at the Joe Biden YouTube page, the first thing you notice is that most of the videos don’t feature Joe Biden very much. He’s not in the livestream of the national grassroots mobilization launch. He doesn’t make a cameo in the Chinese-Americans for Biden video featuring Olympian Michelle Kwan, Yo-Yo Ma, and several members of Congress. He doesn’t appear in the “Out for Biden” video featuring Jill Biden and Chasten Buttigieg. ...   READ MORE

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