Thus assuring he won’t be a lame duck President for the next four years even if he would NOT run again…
Getting THAT out of the way fast….
In December 2019, RYAN LIZZA reported that Biden had signaled to aides that he was considering serving only a single term or even making a one-term pledge. That prompted Biden to publicly push back at the time: “I don’t have any plans on one term.” After he won the primary, he stirred speculation again when he told donors that, “I view myself as a transition candidate.”
But aides say he has been invigorated by victory, having finally reached the Oval Office four decades after first considering a run in 1980.
Even though Biden is older than the 45 previous presidents, history suggests he’ll run again. Every newly elected president has run for reelection since GROVER CLEVELAND did so in 1888. Some, like CALVIN COOLIDGE, LYNDON JOHNSON and HARRY TRUMAN, didn’t run a second time but had already served partial terms following the deaths of their predecessors, before winning election in their own right….
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Biden hasn’t decided whether he will run again, nor should he at this point. There was nothing in this article that deserved the headline “Joe Biden says he’ll run again in 2024.”
No one (not Cris Coons and certainly not you) knows whether Biden will remain healthy or whether a run in 2024 will be even feasible. So even if he plans to run (which by itself is inconclusive), it doesn’t mean he will run.
If and when Biden is asked that question, I’m sure he will say that he isn’t thinking about it at this time. Nor should he be.
Zreebs is right. No one knows what Biden will do in 2024.
Personally I think after the 2022 midterms is when he’ll make his decision and my prediction is he will not seek a second term.
But it’s honestly the last thing on my mind now.