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But is it enough to present his arch-rival as a threat to stay in the White House?
The main argument of Joe Biden's election campaign is summed up in one sentence: "Vote for me because I'm not Donald Trump."
But is it enough to present his arch-rival as a threat to stay in the White House?
Trump's landslide victory in Iowa "clarified" the situation, according to Abu Amara, a lawyer and Democratic political analyst.
"The result in Iowa brought to light the stakes of the elections: it will not be just a confrontation of political programs, it will be a battle for democracy", he emphasized.
The more Donald Trump is in the spotlight, the better things will be for the 81-year-old Biden. At least that's the assessment of the Democratic presidential campaign.
He came to this conclusion after a poll he conducted and published by the CNN television network, that three-quarters of undecided voters still do not understand that Trump is the favorite to win in the ranks of the Republicans.
Now, important democratic officials aim to create fear among voters in the face of the possibility of the return to power of the 77-year-old former president, who, as he himself says, has a desire for "revenge".
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama said she was "terrified" and Vice President Kamala Harris also said the same, saying that we should not run away from what we fear but fight it.
Before the start of the campaign, Biden insisted: "Don't compare me to God Almighty, compare me to the alternative." And the alternative is Donald Trump, with the many criminal charges, the refusal to accept his defeat in the 2020 elections, the threats against immigrants and against his political opponents.
In the hours and days after the Iowa primary, Biden's campaign stepped up appeals for donations.
In an email message, California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, called Trump's victory in Iowa, a conservative state, "the most important moment in the campaign to re-elect Joe Biden."
He even commented on the difference between the two men, mentioning "the difference between day and night".
The election campaign "will not focus on the program" of the Democrat, which is so far non-existent, predicted William Galston, an expert at the Brookings Institution. Voters will be asked "to choose between two candidates whose records and governing style they already know," he added.
But that reasoning doesn't apply to some voters who were teenagers during Trump's presidency (2017-2021) and who don't necessarily remember his deeds and governance.
Young first-time voters played an important role in electing Biden in 2020. They too feel that protecting "democracy is an important message, but not enough," Abu Amara said, calling on Democrats to to "take seriously" the voters.
While Biden will take his message of democracy nationally, his campaign team will target specific groups of voters locally with more specific messages: abortion rights, student debt relief, welfare for seniors, civil rights of African Americans.
At the same time, the Democrat will rely on the contribution of Harris, former president Barack Obama or other party officials in the most important strategic states, such as Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan or the senator of Georgia Raffae Warnock.
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