Yeah I KNOW there ARE all these polls out there saying President Biden is TOOOOO Old….
Nevertheless?
Democratic leaders ARE SOLIDITY behind what they see as a sure thing with the guy who BEAT Donald Trump 3 years ago…
“You have to be concerned, but you also have to take it with the understanding that a year of politics, especially in an election, is a lifetime,” former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) said. “Things just change dramatically over that time. We don’t know what the next 12 months will entail. Is it concerning? Of course, but there’s plenty of time for circumstances to change.”
When asked if it’s frustrating when people within his own party say negative things or suggest the president should consider moving aside, Daschle, founder of the Daschle Group, said “it’s not frustrating, it’s understandable.”
“Obviously, they have a point,” he said. “In spite of the debate that we’ve had now for several months about age and about options, I think we have to acknowledge that it’s absolutely critical that we come together and we be as cohesive as possible over the next 12 months. And I know that’s not easy. But it’s essential if we’re going to succeed….
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Axelrod’s suggestion that Biden consider stepping aside broke open some lingering tensions between the Biden and Obama teams, which Democrats say doesn’t do them any favors. There’s also the matter of how different the current political environment is.
“A lot of the people who comment on campaigns these days are sort of living in past campaigns. We’re in a very different way in which campaigns are run, in which people communicate, in which money is raised and money is spent,” Elmendorf said.
“No offense to a lot of my friends who’ve worked on past campaigns, but I think a lot of them are probably … not as up to date and they probably don’t have as much information,” he added.
Biden’s campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodriguez has acknowledged that the general election will be “very close” as Biden aides lean into attacks on Trump, ramping up the offensive by rolling out daily memos that outline what a second term would mean for issues like the economy, abortion and immigration. They’ve also reiterated a notion Biden often touts: that he’s the only candidate who can beat Trump. There’s also the matter of, if Biden steps down, who could possibly take his place.
“Joe Biden has done it. Who would you put in his place? If David Axelrod says he has a 50-50 chance maybe, who has more than a 50-50 chance? Name the person,” MSNBC’s “Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski said Tuesday. “Someone name a name that we know has more than a 50-50. There isn’t one.”….
Note….
Of course Joe Biden COULD be replace if need be….
NOBODY IS irreplaceable….
jamesb says
I Smoked Trump’s Golden 🚿s
@BlackKnight10k
The truth about challengers to Joe Biden:
Democrats want President Biden in 2024. The idea that voters are looking for an alternative is media driven fiction.
Dean Phillips: ended his political career
RFK Jr: more popular with Republicans than Democrats
Mariane Williamson: polling at a rounding error
Cenk Uygur: will be deported back to Turkey if Trump wins
Jill Stein: Russian asset
Cornell West: backed by Republican billionaire
No Labels: funded by Republican billionaires
There is no grassroots movement to get behind any Democratic candidate not named Joe Biden. Trust me, if there were, you would see it.
There’s tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars of right wing dark money floating around trying to find a challenger to Joe Biden to weaken him in the 2024 election and a media apparatus desperate to help them and they still can’t find anyone.
If they spent this much money and effort on kicking Trump out of the party and out of politics, he’d already be fleeing the country because he wouldn’t be the GOP nominee. He’d be headed to prison.
Ghost of SE says
Aside from the age issue, his record has been solid. More positive than any president in the previous 40 years. While one may fantasize about a younger and more telegenic candidate, Biden is at present our best shot.
As to the others, Williamson at least goes on Fox and dismantles Hannity’s arguments. Cornel West is disappointing and I hope he has sense enough to drop out. Cenk and Phillips are a joke, to say nothing of RFK Jr.
jamesb says
YES Indeed SE…..
He just needs to go up on the mountain top and YELL THAT out to American voters…..