AP looks at the list of Democrats going on the road to support their Democratic President Joe Biden AND make sure voters around the country know THEIR names and faces in case Biden was to change his mind about 2024…..
(Which he isn’t it would streongly appear)….
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is set to address presidential primary voters in New Hampshire on Saturday.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is working to strengthen Democratic parties across the Midwest. And California Gov. Gavin Newsom was the Biden campaign’s surrogate during the second Republican presidential debate this week — and he’s agreed to a one-on-one debate against a top GOP presidential contender.
As Biden faces concerns, including from voters in his own party, about his prospects in a grueling reelection campaign, a new generation of high-profile Democrats are fanning out for the 80-year-old president. Those close to the ambitious Democrats insist they are focused squarely on the 2024 campaign when Biden may face a tough rematch against Donald Trump….
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Biden has successfully fended off serious Democratic rivals in part by keeping potential challengers close by. He’s assembled a national advisory board including Newsom, Shapiro, Khanna, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. Whitmer is serving as one of the Biden’s national campaign co-chairs. The campaign says that, while the goal is to further Biden’s reelection, it is also helping the president realize his promise of being a “bridge” to a future generation of Democrats.
Many of the party’s rising stars are building on their personal, political, fundraising and organizing networks to promote the president, said Carla Frank, director of the national advisory board and surrogate operations. She said members “are going to speak to different communities in different ways, and be able to put their unique voices to various issues.”
“We have an opportunity to work with these leaders, integrate them into our broad campaign structure and build a strong party with them,” said Frank, who is also a former White House deputy political director. “But, in return, they are uplifting our message, which is the broad party message, rather than just trying to get them in line…..