The France 24 journalist thinks this has been to Bidens detriment.
The risks and rewards have been evident in recent weeks.
The Let Joe Be Joe strategy also helped Biden to a sparky display onLate Night with Seth Meyers.
France 24’s Kéthévane Gorjestani.Supplied
Hes more than capable to engage with antagonistic calls and questions and hes good at it.
Gorjestani was born in Washington D.C. and is a French-American, though she was originally from Georgia.
A similar argument was put forward by theBBCs Justin Webb in a separate View From Abroadcolumnfor ElectionLine.
Gorjestani says the French are somewhat bemused by the U.S. election.
Remember the white-knuckle handshakes the pair shared during their encounters?
Gorjestani says this was Macron mixing pragmatism with politics.
For all Trumps America-first bravado, Gorjestani says foreign journalists were treated well by his White House.
The administration was very much willing to speak to reporters, including foreign reporters.
Trump may be more willing to engage than Biden, but his freewheeling polemics present problems of their own.
