More stirring the pot by the NY Times….
President Jos Biden says he’s up for another term….
With Mr. Biden facing plunging poll numbers and turning 82 the month he’d be on the ballot, and Vice President Kamala Harris plagued by flagging poll numbers of her own, conversations about possible alternatives are beginning far earlier than is customary for a president still in the first year of his first term.
None of the prospects would dare openly indicate interest, for fear of offending both a president who, White House officials say, has made it clear to them that he plans to run for re-election and a history-making vice president who could be his heir apparent. No president since Lyndon Johnson in 1968 has opted not to run for re-election.
Still, a nexus of anxious currents in the Democratic Party has stoked speculation about a possible contested primary in two years. On top of concerns about Mr. Biden’s age and present unpopularity, there is an overarching fear among Democrats of the possibility of a Trump comeback — and a determination that the party must run a strong candidate to head it off…
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The list of potential candidates starts with Ms. Harris and includes the high-profile transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg — the two candidates most discussed in Washington — as well as a collection of former presidential candidates like Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said that if such a race unfolded, it would be “a real mud fight in the good old-fashioned sense of Democratic fights.” If there “ever were rules” in presidential nominating contests, he added, “they no longer hold.”
Two Democrats who ran for president in the last election said they fully anticipated Mr. Biden would run again, but they notably did not rule out running themselves if he declined to do so.
“He’s running, I expect to support him and help him get re-elected,” Ms. Warren said. “I’m sticking with that story.”…
Another name for the Democrats 2024 Presidential list if Biden don’t run….
Ben Jacobs
@Bencjacobs
For 2024, there’s a proven Democratic vote winner who is younger than both Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden (not to mention Donald Trump) and is tanned, ready and rested
Al Gore is 73….
I don’t think Democrats will be nominating a straight, white male for the Presidency anytime soon.
Then again, Al Gore has shown a willingness in the past to re-invent himself.
I met him once….
A very nice guy and regular guy…..
Would that be enough?
regular?
Yep…..
Not pretentious
That sure did not come across when he was on the debate stages in 2000.
Speaking to him was how I got my impressions…..
I don’t think Gore expects to run for office again. He has been separated from Tipper for almost 12 years now but apparently not divorced. They both have moved on with different people. I guess that’s their arrangement for whatever reason.