Doug Jones, a former senator, said on Friday that he wanted to see President Joe Biden have more face time with the American public.
While speaking with NBC News journalist Chuck Todd on "The Chuck ToddCast," the Alabama Democrat said that Biden's ability to spread his message among Americans more effectively has been hampered by the COVID-19 epidemic, but that his top staffers need to let the veteran politician be himself.
He can be very presidential, but I think they overcorrected. Jones thinks that Biden's staff needs to let Joe be Joe.
There is a problem caused by the Pandemic. The president needs to be protected. I've never, except for Bill Clinton and a few others, had a person that could connect on a personal level with people. They need to get back to that.
During his time in the Senate, Jones shepherded Associate Justice-designate Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination through the Supreme Court confirmation process, and he has known Biden for a long time.
Some in his party are starting to question whether Biden should run for reelection in four years because of his low approval ratings.
I'm tired of listening to people say, "Oh, my God, woe is me, all is lost, all is lost," Jones said that that's not the case.
He said that there were a lot of candidates who could do well.
Democrats should not hesitate to compare the two parties when discussing the seriousness of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
Democrats need to bring that home. He said that every Democrat needs to ask their opponent what they would have done.
Our entire democracy is at stake, so I would make it part of the discussion. We almost lost it.
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