“We’re Not Selling Hysteria”: Inside the Cold Calculation of the Biden Brain Trust

The Longest Election • Trump Trial Jail Threat • More Bizarre Noem News [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “We’re Not Selling Hysteria”: Inside the Cold Calculation of the Biden Brain Trust Good morning. We’ll keep saying it: The stakes this election cycle are high. And in Wilmington, Delaware, Joe Biden’s reelection team is well aware. Chris Smith spends some time [inside Bidenworld]( as those on the campaign tackle Gaza protests and deafening polls about the economy. He notes, however, that one part of the operation is unnerving to even the most confident among them: “So much of the victory calculus hinges on voters, once they’ve heard the relevant facts, behaving rationally.” Elsewhere, Molly Jong-Fast [writes]( that, while it’s understandable to feel fatigue amid an election that feels as if it’s gone on for an eternity, tuning out “is precisely the opposite of what we need in order for democracy to survive.” The only way to kill Donald Trump’s political prospects, she says, is by driving home the fact that this year’s election could be the last. Plus, in Trump trial news, Bess Levin has [the latest]( on the prospect of the ex-president going to jail for yet again violating a gag order. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Darina Allen, Joe Biden, Accessories, Glasses, People, Person, Adult, Formal Wear, Tie, and Jewelry]( [“We’re Not Selling Hysteria”: Inside the Cold Calculation and Unyielding Optimism of the Biden Brain Trust]( By [Chris Smith]( [In Wilmington, Joe Biden’s reelection team is tackling stubborn polls, Gaza protests, and third-party threats as it assembles a sophisticated machine to defeat Donald Trump. And the stakes couldn’t be higher: “We could lose the thing that matters most to me,” says campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon, “which is a future for my kids.”]( [Read more button](   [How to Survive the Forever Election]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [The only way to keep democracy going is to participate in it.]( [Read more button](   [Trump Once Again Threatened With Jail Time for Once Again Violating Gag Order]( By [Bess Levin]( [The judge overseeing the hush money trial told him Monday, “going forward, this court will have to consider a jail sanction.”]( [Read more button](   [The Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Talks Are Shrouded in Uncertainty]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The Hamas proposal comes after Israel warned civilians to evacuate Rafah on Monday, ahead of a possible incursion Biden has said would cross a “red line.”]( [Read more button](   [Kristi Noem Bizarrely Suggests That If She Were President the “First Thing” She’d Do Is Kill Joe Biden’s Dog]( By [Bess Levin]( [“Commander, say hello to Cricket for me.”]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast