Biden Digital Game Outmatched by Trump as Campaign Goes Virtual

  • Coronavirus lockdowns have led to digital-only campaigns
  • Biden’s barebones organizing app widely panned by supporters
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump’s campaign boasts it needed just 24 hours to switch into virtual mode after coronavirus lockdowns ended his signature, high-energy rallies. For Joe Biden, who thrives on the personal connection of retail politics, the transition is taking much longer.