This week's Democratic National Convention has been light on foreign policy, even though the careers of the grandee speakers have been partially defined by America's actions abroad.
His draft policy platform, which will be adopted at this week's convention, has some similarities with Trump's foreign policy. Biden has vowed to stand up to and outperform China, continue to push for North Korean denuclearization, and maintain U.S. presence in the Middle East—though with a reduced footprint and with an end to the war in Afghanistan.
But Biden and his senior centrist Democratic allies will be wary of opening up foreign policy rifts within the party during the convention. The progressive wing disagrees with the establishment's stance on a range of issues, and Biden won't want to fritter away his national lead over Trump by engaging in internecine bickering over issues that will win over few American voters.
"Because Biden holds a healthy lead in the national polls, there's limited reason to delve into the intricacies of foreign policy controversies," Gift explained."That's especially true when the Democratic party speaks with a much more unified voice in expressing dissatisfaction with how Trump is handling the two main domestic policy challenges facing the country: COVID-19 and a struggling economy.
For American voters, China, Russia, Iran and other foreign policy talking points are not the salient ones."They don't say: 'What are you going to do about Iran?' They say: 'How are you going to open up my local schools?'" Vinjamuri said.
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