
<p>Occasionally, it is the small things that have great meaning. ; As a candidate, President Biden was not drawing large crowds. ; He was able to distract from that fact because the Covid Pandemic kept him in his bunker basement.</p>



<p>Now that he is President of the United States, one may think that he would have some box-office appeal. ; Apparently not much.</p>



<p>During his visit to Howell, Michigan, Biden held an outdoor speaking event. ; What a wonderful opportunity for the good folks of Howell to see and hear a President of the United States in person – maybe even get close to him.</p>



<p>Weeell … apparently the people of Howell were not impressed – underwhelmed, you might say. ; ;</p>



<p>For his public appearance Biden drew fewer than 50 curious on-lookers or devoted fans. ; I often draw more than 50 people when I give a speech – sometimes even an audience in the hundreds. ; Not often, but it does happen</p>



<p>So, why does Biden draw such abysmally small crowds? ; There may be a number of reasons.</p>



<ol class="wp-block-list"><li>Maybe he does not want to have too many people in the audience. ; You know, the sort that may ask the tough questions the press refuses to ask? ; Maybe they want to avoid having unkind words – or even catcalls – ruining the video recordings.</li><li>Maybe his handlers fear he will get into an ugly exchange with voters – as he was prone to do during the campaign.</li><li>Maybe the host organization screwed up. ; They did not get the invitations out in time.</li><li>Maybe there were ominous weather reports.</li><li>Maybe Biden was late as usual – and most of the crowd departed before he could speak.</li><li>Maybe most people are just not interested in hearing what he has to say.</li></ol>



<p>Since this is by far not the first time that Biden spoke to small crowds, I assume number 5 might be the correct answer.</p>



<p>He is low on what I call the “title scale” – meaning that his presence does not make people tittle. ; After all, if you are going to meet the most powerful head-of-state in the world, you want to feel at least some level of titillation. ; With Biden, you get the impression that it would be less exciting than sitting next to the guy who regularly occupies the next seat at the local bar.</p>



<p>I know his crowd sizes are not the biggest issue with which we must deal – not by a long shot. ; But I do wonder what it is about Biden that creates such a low title level. ; Maybe it is because he does not appear to be the guy who is actually in charge. ; Maybe people are used to hearing Biden voiced by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. ; Maybe … maybe … maybe.  ; Maybe readers can explain Biden’s lack of box-office appeal.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Biden lacks a “magnetic personality”
