Biden’s campaign is in trouble. Here's what we know about the turnaround plan.

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By Philip Elliott Washington Correspondent, TIME Operation Save Biden For today's edition, we're highlighting TIME's latest cover story, a deeply reported piece on the state of the Biden campaign by Philip Elliott, Charlotte Alter and Brian Bennett. Last June, Barack Obama slipped into the White House to deliver a warning to Joe Biden. The state of Biden’s re-election campaign was shaky, Obama told him over a private lunch, according to a Democrat briefed about the meeting. Defeating Donald Trump would be harder in 2024. The mood of the country was sour. Persuading unhappy voters was going to be difficult. Biden needed to move more aggressively to make the race a referendum on Trump, Obama advised. The former President left believing the current one had gotten the memo. But over the next six months, Obama saw few signs of improvement. In December, he returned to the White House at Biden’s invitation. This time, Obama’s message was more urgent. Biden needed to get it together, or Trump would sweep the seven key battleground states in November, six of which Biden carried in 2020. Three months later, the 2024 general election is under way, and Biden is indeed in trouble. If the election were held tomorrow, more than 30 pollsters, strategists, and campaign veterans from both parties tell TIME, Biden would likely lose. Read the Story » Share This Story

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