When one reviews the A group of journalists fiercely loyal to Biden to the past and disastrous debate, only desolation, panic and a firm consensus are found: Joe Biden cannot be the candidate Democrat, he is a senile and finished man with no possibility of repeating his term.
But, opposite, They have the fierce opposition of one man: Joe Biden himself. The president “is not abandoning” the 2024 race despite the collective panic in his party over his performance in last night’s debate, which revealed his severe cognitive impairment and raised questions about who really runs the country.
«Of course he’s not going to retire.“he declared to The Hill campaign spokesman Seth Schuster. Biden echoed Schuster’s words and has declared that he is moving forward. CNN has confirmed the information, adding that Biden says he is committed to the next debate in September.
Meanwhile, Democrats are so alarmed by Biden’s pathetic debate performance that some are now discussing what was previously unthinkable: replace it in the tandemwrites Politico.
The publication says that Three campaign strategists confessed to having received an avalanche of messages during the meeting with Trump“I’ve had messages from no less than half a dozen key donors with one word, ‘disaster.’ The party has to do something,” one of them said. But it won’t be easy if Biden refuses to step aside.
A major Democratic donor called on the president to end his campaign, describing his performance as “the worst in history.” He suggested a alternative formula headed by the governors of Maryland and Michigan. Despite this, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and California Governor Gavin Newsom expressed their support for the president. Newsom, when asked in MSNBC If Biden should resign, he said speaking out is “useless” and “unnecessary.” “You can’t turn your back on someone for one performance,” Newsom said. “What kind of party does that?” he concluded.
Biden’s debate performance was intended to reset the narrative of the race, but instead compounded concerns about his age. “Nobody expected a debate masterclass from Joe Biden, but nobody expected this nosedive,” said a senior adviser to senior Democratic officials. “He was bad on message, bad on substance, bad on counterpunches, bad on presentation, bad on nonverbals. For him, There was no positive point in this debate. The only positive thing is that this happened in June and not in October,” he said.