Behind the scenes, Biden has grown angry and anxious about re-election effort

The starting gun for the general election campaign fired last week as Biden wrapped up the Democratic nomination. Biden has long believed that he isn’t getting sufficient credit for an economy that has created 15 million new jobs. Eight months before the election, Biden’s campaign team remains confident about his chances. “He’s probably a little mad at himself for not being more forceful with the staff,” a person familiar with internal discussions said. Andre Dickens, the Democratic mayor of Atlanta, said that Trump’s bluster tends to soak up the attention, but Biden’s record is actually making city streets safer.