Democratic leaders are publicly rallying behind Joe Biden to be their guy for the 2024 presidential election — potentially setting up a rematch with Donald Trump — but it is reportedly a different story behind the scenes.
According to a recent Politico article, Biden faces doubt from some “high-level Democrats” who may only support the president because they fear what a Biden-less ticket could look like.
“High-level Democrats are rallying to President Biden’s reelection, not because they think it’s in the best interest of the country to have an 82-year-old start a second term but because they fear the potential alternative: the nomination of Kamala Harris and election of Donald Trump,” the report read.
In 2020, Biden and Vice President Harris defeated Trump when they received more votes than any other presidential ticket in U.S. history. But, just three years later, Biden has an approval rating in the 40s and numerous verbal slipups have caused headaches for the White House press team.
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Biden speaks with the press on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, March 3, 2023. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
According to the Politico report, a senator at the National Governor’s Association meeting in February went as far as to question whether Biden had the stamina for the presidential campaign season. Biden won his initial election during the travel-restricted COVID pandemic and spent much of his time campaigning from his basement.
At the same NGA winter meeting, a congressman “said Harris wasn’t an option,” Politico reported.
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at the Asian American Pacific Islander Roundtable at Chinatown Him Mark Lai Library in San Francisco on March 3, 2023. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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