Biden pledges to 'transform' the U.S. if he wins not just 'rebuild it' in hint at radical agenda - as Google analysis shows Trump's 'Sleepy Joe' nickname is no longer as effective as it was in 2016
Joe Biden vowed Sunday night that he would 'transform' American if elected president as Donald Trump's attacks against the presumed Democratic nominee continue to fall flat.
'We're going to beat Donald Trump. And when we do, we won't just rebuild this nation — we'll transform it,' the former vice president tweeted.
Trump's 2016 slogan 'Make America Great Again' made supporters feel nostalgic for America's 'glory days,' while Biden's new message is one of making the country something that it never was before.
It also suggests that the nation has been torn down as Civil Rights protests continue to rock the nation and the coronavirus pandemic is surging.
The president's efforts to tear down his challenger have proven ineffective.
Google Trends data analyzed by Axios in a Sunday reports shows that Trump's 'Sleepy Joe' mockery of Biden isn't generating nearly the same sort of buzz his nick-names yielded in 2016 – like 'Crooked Hillary' Clinton or 'Little Marco' Rubio.
Joe Biden vowed Sunday night that he would 'transform' the U.S. if he becomes president rather than 'rebuild'
Donald Trump's efforts to bring down his opponent with the 'Sleepy Joe' nick-name have been much less successful, according to Google Trends, than in 2016 when he dubbed Hillary Clinton as 'Crooked Hillary'
Google Trends shows 'Crooked Hillary' was a winning nick-name for Trump as it became an often-searched topic with 100 being the most-searched
Google Trends Index uses a scale of 0-100 where 100 represents the most searches.
In June 2016, 'Crooked Hillary' had the highest amount of hits on the search engine site, while from April to the end of June this year, 'Sleepy Biden' hovered around the 10-point mark.
Internet users are more concerned with the coronavirus pandemic, which has spiked recently, than bringing up dirt on the Democratic presidential candidate.
Trump's efforts to deflect away from the virus have not been fruitful, as 'coronavirus' is still much more searched than 'statues,' 'police' and 'Antifa' as the president has been pushing for outrage over those issues.
Biden's tweet Sunday suggests he is veering more towards a radical agenda, even though he continues to appeal to establishment and more moderate Democrats.
He has pushed back against protesters' calls to defund the police in the wake of George Floyd's death and a climax in tensions between the black community and law enforcement.
The presumed Democratic candidate, who earned enough delegates to officially become the nominee last month, has been much more compliant over coronavirus concerns than the president.
Biden has been much more cautious as he gets back on the campaign trail, holding events with reporters socially distanced
He has worn a masks when venturing out in public, which the president has not yet done, and often talks of the threat of the virus.
So far, there are more than 2.8 million people in the U.S. have been infected with COVID-19 and nearly 130,000 people have died after contracting the virus.
Trump has lashed out at Biden for not holding any press conferences for months as he shifted to a largely virtual campaign for months, engaging in interviews from his make-shift basement studio.
Biden has recently rejoined the trail traveling a handful of times – including to George Floyd's funeral in Texas.
