Will Hunter Biden guilty verdicts impact his father's rematch with Trump in 2024 presidential election?
President Biden issued a heartfelt statement after his sole surviving son was convicted in federal court in Delaware.
"I am the President, but I am also a Dad. Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today," Biden said Tuesday minutes after Hunter Biden was found guilty by a federal jury on criminal gun charges.
The younger Biden was convicted on three counts tied to his October 2018 purchase and possession of a revolver while using illegal drugs. Federal prosecutors accused the president's son of lying on a federal background check form when he claimed he was not using or addicted to illegal drugs.
While the case appears to be a personal and emotional distraction for the president, the big question moving forward is whether his son's guilty verdicts will make any kind of political impact on Biden's 2024 election rematch with former President Trump and whether it will influence persuadable voters.
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"Today’s conviction of Hunter Biden on all counts is unlikely to have much impact on the presidential campaign," veteran New Hampshire-based political scientist and New England College president Wayne Lesperance told Fox News.
Lesperance said that "while they share the same last name, Hunter is not Joe and voters will not hold the father accountable for the crimes of the son."
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Longtime Republican strategist and communicator Ryan Williams agreed, saying, "It’s a deep personal blow to the president, but I don’t think it will have that much of an impact on the election. People aren’t going to vote for or against Joe Biden based on his son’s actions."
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