WorthyNews:Democrats’ Concern About Biden’s White House Bid Grows

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By Casey Harper | The Center Square

(Worthy News) – President Joe Biden continues to play defense after a disastrous debate performance last week with many in his own party calling for him to withdraw from the Democratic ticket.

At the presidential debate last week, Biden faltered, misspoke, trailed off and at times seemed incoherent, prompting comments from former President Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, and widespread concern, even from Democrats, after the debate.

Biden and his team acknowledged the poor performance but have tried to downplay it and spin it into a comeback where Biden can “get back up” and win.

“After the first presidential debate, lots of Democrats are panicking about whether President Joe Biden should step down as the party’s nominee,” Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, wrote in a July 2 op-ed in the Bangor Daily News. “Biden’s poor performance in the debate was not a surprise. It also didn’t rattle me as it has others, because the outcome of this election has been clear to me for months: While I don’t plan to vote for him, Donald Trump is going to win.”

“And I’m OK with that,” he added, going on to buck the Democratic claims that Trump will be an existential threat to Democracy.

Reuters has now reported that about two dozen House Democrats in competitive races are willing to call on Biden to drop his reelection bid.

A handful of Democrats have already publicly raised concerns about Biden’s fitness without outright calling on him to drop out of the race.

“About 50 million Americans tuned in and watched that debate,” U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., told KATU News in an interview. “I was one of them for about five very painful minutes, and we all saw what we saw. You can’t undo that, and the truth, I think, is that Biden is going to lose to Trump. I know that’s difficult, but I think the damage has been done by that debate.”

When asked if Biden should step down, she went on to point out that primary voting has already made Biden the nominee.

Who would replace Biden is the natural question, with California Gov. Gavin Newswom, Vice President Kamala Harris and former First Lady Michelle Obama topping the list in speculations.

“We have to rip the band aid off!” Tim Ryan, former Ohio Democratic Congressman, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Too much is at stake.”

NBC News reported Wednesday afternoon that Biden told staff on a call that he was not leaving the race and that no one is pushing him out.

That report comes on the heels of a report from The New York Times that Biden told “a key ally” that he was considering dropping out of the race after his debate performance. The White House denied the New York Times report.

“Democrats chose Biden as their nominee,” U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., wrote on X. “They blocked all primary competition to him. And now they’re stuck with him. Some say by staying in the race, Biden isn’t doing what’s best for America… but this is NOTHING NEW. Since DAY ONE, Biden’s agenda has been destroying America.”

The calls for Biden to step aside ratcheted up this week when U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, became the first elected Democrat to call for the president to “withdraw” his reelection bid. Doggett expressed fear that Biden may hand the White House to Trump, who is currently performing well in the polls, particularly in swing states.

Doggett’s calls may have been the leak in the dam as it only increased similar rhetoric.

“President Biden has continued to run substantially behind Democratic senators in key states and in most polls has trailed Donald Trump,” Doggett said, as The Center Square previously reported. “I had hoped that the debate would provide some momentum to change that. It did not. Instead of reassuring voters, the President failed to effectively defend his many accomplishments and expose Trump’s many lies.

“Our overriding consideration must be who has the best hope of saving our democracy from an authoritarian takeover by a criminal and his gang,” he added.

CBS 17 News reported comments from U.S. Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., who said at a press conference this week that Biden’s debate was a “disaster” and that he needs to “step up.”

“So, the message would simply be for the campaign, if this is what you want, then I believe all this response is people simply saying we want to see you fighting,” he reportedly said. “I’m not about telling the president. It’s not my job to have him step out. But I can say this clearly: if he’s gonna stay in, he needs to step up.”

Biden met behind closed doors Wednesday with Democratic governors, presumably to reassure them of his reelection bid.

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[Vine Abider]

Looks like Kamala's time from everything I've read . . . 

[Neighbor]

17 hours ago, Vine Abider said:

Looks like Kamala's time from everything I've read . . . 

Nope, Bobby Kennedy Jr's time.

[Neighbor]

Biden is going to have  George Stephanopoulos-ophoulos-opholos carry water for him tonight in a TV interview designed and orchestrated to show Biden is not brain dead.

I can't help but  think that is just going to cement the opinions that are already concluded no matter how many softballs George tosses underhanded to him. President of the USA Biden should survive the evening's questions as he should have the scripted  responses well rehearsed by tonight.  

Problem is it is going to be a game of slow pitch softball questions, all will see that; and  world politics is anything but slow pitch softball. The interview will show he is only capable of handling an occasional underhand toss. That will not help him. Seeing George play rehab therapist for Biden will be painful for the Dems to endure.

[Vine Abider]

48 minutes ago, Neighbor said:

Nope, Bobby Kennedy Jr's time.

By "Kamala's time" I meant she will be the presumed dem candidate.  So many people are coming forth now about how Biden has been propped-up these past couple years,  I don't see how he survives the calls for him to step down from being the nominee. And regardless of how inept Kamala is seen, the VP position, by nature has a pretty good lock on the campaign money and party apparatus. 

[Neighbor]

If Biden  decides not to run he will have admitted he cannot  be president even now. Biden's resignation would make Harris President today. She will not get the financial support needed to run a campaign.

With the time remaining that will be a complete disaster for the Democrat party  up and down the line. The rats will have the ship sunk out from under them. So when the next week ends all will come home to Biden, even if it is to try to ride in a lifeboat to safe shore for themselves.

In the meantime Bobby Kennedy  Jr. has been building a base that will put him on 51 ballots. He will win at least some delegates. There will not be an outright winner come November's election  as no one will have gained 270 electoral college  delegates committed to them  on the first counting in November's election; but Bobby Jr. will have pulled in a substantial popular vote total, perhaps more than either Trump or Biden will receive.

Then it becomes a really wild free for all. We will not know who is president til January 2025. Hang on it's going to be a bumpy ride.

 

[Neighbor]

I watched the interview last night. At first I thought well okay not a very direct response to  the questions, but that is the name of the game often enough, shows he can dodge and weave; then it went south as Biden tried to brag  on himself as the man running this world.

Seemed to me an especially unwise comment to have said "I led the advance of NATO." Those words confirm that NATO is advancing- to where? An invasion  of Russia? Just seemed plain  unwise to be stating NATO is advancing.

[The_Patriot21]

22 hours ago, Neighbor said:

If Biden  decides not to run he will have admitted he cannot  be president even now. Biden's resignation would make Harris President today. She will not get the financial support needed to run a campaign.

With the time remaining that will be a complete disaster for the Democrat party  up and down the line. The rats will have the ship sunk out from under them. So when the next week ends all will come home to Biden, even if it is to try to ride in a lifeboat to safe shore for themselves.

In the meantime Bobby Kennedy  Jr. has been building a base that will put him on 51 ballots. He will win at least some delegates. There will not be an outright winner come November's election  as no one will have gained 270 electoral college  delegates committed to them  on the first counting in November's election; but Bobby Jr. will have pulled in a substantial popular vote total, perhaps more than either Trump or Biden will receive.

Then it becomes a really wild free for all. We will not know who is president til January 2025. Hang on it's going to be a bumpy ride.

 

Unlikely. Kennedy isn't really that popular and has next to no real support. 

The only way he will make a difference is if it's a really close race, in that case he might pull enough support from the others to maybe tip the balance one way or another. If it turns out to be a shutout either way, everyone will forget he was even a candidate.

[Neighbor]

1 hour ago, The_Patriot21 said:

has next to no real support

I'm real. He has support and a support team in every state of the union and is getting on the ballots at every State too. There were 10 million views on the "real debate" put on by X. Ten million  viewing units and who knows how many likely voters on each viewing unit.

"None of the above"  as a choice beats out both Biden and Trump in head to head polls between them today. We will know soon enough, well hopefully soon enough, less the east coast gets vaporized before then. 

[Still Alive]

1 hour ago, The_Patriot21 said:

Unlikely. Kennedy isn't really that popular and has next to no real support. 

The only way he will make a difference is if it's a really close race, in that case he might pull enough support from the others to maybe tip the balance one way or another. If it turns out to be a shutout either way, everyone will forget he was even a candidate.

I think the only delegates he might win will be from states that don't have an "all or none" policy. But that's just my opinion.

I like some of the things he says, but honestly I think a lot of people will be put off by his voice.