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But his endorsements could prove risky as he looks to cement his hold on a party that has splintered into competing factions ahead of the midterms.
“As they’re looking at candidates, they’re trying to reshape the Republican Party away from what a lot would call a corporatist approach and more towards this America First approach,” said former Trump administration official Alexei Woltornist.
Despite losing his reelection battle in November, Trump continues to be seen as a leading figure within the party.
A Reuters-Ipsos survey conducted late last month showed 81 percent of Republicans expressing a favorable opinion of Trump, while 49 percent said they strongly disagreed with the view that the former president should not run for public office again.
A few days later after the trial, Biden could re-engage from a foundation of trust. Having heard their local needs back home, he could center his COVID relief proposals around those needs.
Given a choice between building trust or a cold call asking Republican senators to support trillions in new spending, which seems more natural for Joe Biden? Which seems more likely to get Republicans to break from their caucus without painful concessions? The answer is obvious.
Beyond these private conversations, Biden’s public embrace of a Senate trial would advance his policy agenda by pumping up his biggest supporters instead of deflating them. A CBS poll this week shows double-digit support for impeachment including a majority of independents and 88 percent of Democrats.