Democrats in swing states and vulnerable districts in this year's pivotal midterms are distancing themselves from Biden on social media as his poll numbers hit their lowest point.
Incumbent presidents — including one who believes he needs to come to their hometowns to sell his message — would normally be political gold for candidates from the same party.Swing-state Senate candidates like Abby Finkenauer in Iowa, Val Demings in Florida and Cheri Beasley in North Carolina, who might face tough general election races if they win their primaries, have avoided tweeting about Biden.
Operatives told Axios that while candidates like these won't completely shy away from the president, they won't be engaging on social media to thank him for passing legislation, for example.Demings appeared to dodge this weekMany Democrats in front-line districts have also stopped mentioning the president on their campaign accounts since Sept. 1, per data compiled by Quorum and reviewed by Axios.Reps. Cindy Axne , Sharice Davids , Jared Golden , Jahana Hayes and Mikie Sherrill were among the front-line members who haven't mentioned "Biden" or "@POTUS" on their campaign accounts since Sept. 1.
Reps. Andy Kim and Antonio Delgado have mentioned Biden’s name but only in the context of urging him to act on specific issue matters.made of the president came through retweeting a CNN interview tweet that mentioned Biden. She commented generically, saying, "We should be happy about [the bill], whether it’s Biden’s signature or [Donald] Trump’s signature. If Trump’s signature had been on that thing, I’d be just as happy to visit people and talk about what this bill would do.”What they’re saying:
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