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Should Joe Biden stay in the basement?

Despite a low-key campaign, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in the polls. But is this the best strategy?

The presidential opposition candidate Joe Biden has barely emerged from his home since America鈥檚 lockdown at the end of March. But polls suggest that the low-key strategy is working in his favour 鈥 as his rival President Donald Trump comes under increasing pressure over his handling of the coronavirus and a resurgence of racial tension.

With four months to go until the election, is staying in the basement Joe Biden鈥檚 best option? What are the risks if he does? And how could Donald Trump turn things around?

Contributors:
. Jason Zengerle, writer at large for the New York Times Magazine
. Rachel Bitecofer, Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center and host of the Election Whisperer.
. Niambi Carter, Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University and author of 鈥淎merican While Black鈥.
. Whit Ayres, Republican pollster at North Star Opinion Research.

Presenter: Tanya Beckett
Producers: Estelle Doyle and Victoria McCraven
Editor: Richard Vadon

(Image: Joe Biden at campaign event, Credit: Leah Mills/Reuters)

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