And given that he’s the only person from either party to do it, it’s hard to argue his logic.īut “planning” on running, and “intending” to run - all things his camp has said - aren’t the same things as announcing your reelection bid.Īnd Democrats had better sort this out soon. Ron DeSantis has been recently breaking through in some battleground states.īiden insists he’s the only person who can beat Trump again. Meanwhile, Trump - who’s just three years younger than Biden - has managed to keep the Republican Party and voters mostly coalesced around him, although Florida Gov.
His approval ratings dipped to a new low of 38% in late July, and have rebounded slightly in the days since winning a number of legislative victories. Biden will be 82 years old next inauguration day if he wins reelection, and 86 if he completes his second term. Not since Lyndon Johnson in 1968 has a president chosen not to seek re-election, and there have only been six total in the history of the United States.īut these are extraordinary times and circumstances. A July poll from CNN revealed 75% of Democratic voters want someone else to run in 2024 - a troubling number when compared to the 47% of Republican voters who say they’d support someone other than Donald Trump. These misgivings are reflected in voter sentiment as well.
Angie Craig, and Colorado Democratic Party’s first vice chair Howard Chou, have either refused to endorse him or have said outright that he should not run. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, refused to endorse a 2024 bid, saying simply, “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” On a CNN panel (on which I was a participant) he dodged the question several times, and finally hedged by saying, “Yes, if the president is running for office - if he’s running - I will support him.”Ī third New Yorker, Rep. The very same day, another New York congressman, Jamaal Bowman, had trouble answering the question of whether Biden should run again.
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