Max Kennerly: GOP attack ads will be all about Biden's mental state. They will land, but they will not hit nearly as hard as Dem attack ads about abortion.

I like to panic as much as any Democrat, but my general view still holds: SCOTUS gave Dems a tailwind with Dobbs. We haven't even started the wall-to-wall attack ads of Trump bragging about ending Roe v. Wade. When that happens in September and October, there will be a big movement away from Trump.

NEW: Biden has narrowed Trump’s lead in swing states despite a widely panned presidential debate performance, the Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll finds

Biden Narrows Gap With Trump in Swing States Despite Debate Losswww.bloomberg.com The incumbent trails his GOP rival by just 2 points across key states, a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult shows, even as three in 10 Democrats say he should leave the race.

The ads won't be about that. They'll be clips of his vacant stare and "Do you want this to be the person across from Xi?"

GOP attack ads will be all about Biden's mental state. They will land, but they will not hit nearly as hard as Dem attack ads about abortion.

The attack ads I've seen so far combine inflation and dementia. Even though inflation is way back down, the fact that prices are well up since 2020 is a vulnerability.

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