I don't see how Biden can stay in.
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Biden campaign sends memo to House allies to quell fears following debate performance
Joe Biden’s campaign sent a memo Wednesday morning to House allies that shows still tight internal polling and the latest fundraising numbers, in an attempt to quell concerns from members about the president's reelection efforts.
The memo, obtained by POLITICO, noted the Biden campaign "significantly outraised" the Trump campaign, bringing in $127 million to the Republican's $112 million in June.
The memo also stated that the incoming New York Times/Siena College poll — which is expected to show a significant drop for Biden — is an "outlier," saying other public polling and internal battleground polling from the campaign shows a "steady race" between Biden and Trump.
The note further highlights that the hour after the debate "was the best grassroots fundraising hour of the entire campaign."
Hill Democrats — privately and publicly — have been airing concerns about Biden's ability to run for reelection after his debate performance Thursday. While Biden has called House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), senior Democrats have largely not heard from the president.
Two moderate Democrats — Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) — have said they don't believe Biden will win in November. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) became the first sitting lawmaker to call on Biden to withdraw from the race.
If Dems switch to Kamala, they should do it as soon as possible. If Joe continues to stay in the race and there is more smoke to Hunter being one of the top advisors, there is potential for Trump to pull some additional votes. Hunter is pretty much the moral equivalent of Trump.
Kamala's record on the border is likely her biggest weakness.
Kamala's record on the border is likely her biggest weakness.
I think most of the responses from Solar are intended to fire people up. Tom speaks in mostly insults unless you 100% agree with him and Chis lets twitter form all of his thoughts. I expect silence, because neither have ever seemed to change an opinion on anything.
I would love to see Buttigieg be the replacement. Now that would be an entertaining debate.
I don't believe the mechanism is there to switch prior to the convention. I think it has to be an open convention if Biden withdraws.
Entertaining in the same way Christians battling lions was entertaining.
FWIW, in 2019/20, Harris was polling WELL behind where Clinton was in 2015/16, not even close. It's not as if Harris was on the verge of breaking through, she was one of the first ones out. Ran out of money and polled in the low single digits.
Clinton, while very unpopular with some people, raised all kinds of money and won the party nomination.
If Biden had chosen not to run for reelection, virtually any other Democrat would beat Trump easily.
Had the idiot Republicans nominated virtually anyone but Trump, he/she would be destroying Biden right now.
Had the idiot Republicans nominated virtually anyone but Trump, he/she would be destroying Biden right now.
Again, here are Democrats arguing about doing the right thing while the Republicans are standing shoulder to shoulder backing a rapist felon, autocrat in waiting without a single thought about not backing him.
The 2 parties are nothing alike.
"cracks"?Biden scrambles to bolster support as Democrats reportedly look to Harris to replace him – live
Biden invites Democratic governors to the White House amid reports that as many as 25 Democratic House members are preparing to call for him to exit the race
Biden scrambles to bolster support as Democrats reportedly look to Harris to replace him – live
Biden invites Democratic governors to the White House amid reports that as many as 25 Democratic House members are preparing to call for him to exit the racewww.theguardian.com
If they don’t vote they will have no reason to complain about what they allowed to happen for the rest of their lives. They better fight with their vote right damn now.
yeah, if hillary was in she would get 200% more votes than harris and it's not even close. harris is a toxic acid bath to the face
Talking about doing the right thing and actually doing it are two different things. Let's see if Democrats really are different...or if they are just talk.
So which prior wrong did our country commit that we are now making the karmic payment for with Trump and Biden?
exactly none of this makes sense. first of all , trump IS actually destroying biden right now. in all swing states and everywhere. it's a blowout right now.
second of all: yes, the dems have been talking about not running biden for like two years now. TWO FREAKIN' YEARS. not just since the thursday debate. and dems came up with the answer: only one person on planet earth could beat trump. his name is biden. not anybody else. now they are screwed. well, they have been screwed for two years or 5. ha ha
That's a good point, who do you think is more scared of joe dying, Hunter or the general public.
With the short time frame, it has to be a straight white guy who people have no negative feelings about. At this point, it's not about which candidate the people love the most, it's about which candidate the people hate the least.
Mehdi Hasan has jumped ship.
I have never been a fan of Kamala Harris.
I was an outspoken critic of her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, earning the ire both of her then spokesperson and also the notorious “KHive” of terminally online Harris fans.
Nor did I shed any tears when her campaign turned out to be a disaster and she ended up withdrawing from the race before a single vote had been cast in the primaries.
So it is with some surprise, reluctance and even trepidation that I am now writing these words: Joe Biden should stand aside and endorse Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.
Yes, it is time for those of us who have been loud critics of Harris to make an even louder case for the vice-president. To lock arms with the dreaded KHive and put aside our longstanding doubts about the vice-president’s political skills.
www.theguardian.com
Kamala Harris may be our only hope. Biden should step aside and endorse her
I have never been a fan of Kamala Harris.
I was an outspoken critic of her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, earning the ire both of her then spokesperson and also the notorious “KHive” of terminally online Harris fans.
Nor did I shed any tears when her campaign turned out to be a disaster and she ended up withdrawing from the race before a single vote had been cast in the primaries.
So it is with some surprise, reluctance and even trepidation that I am now writing these words: Joe Biden should stand aside and endorse Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.
Yes, it is time for those of us who have been loud critics of Harris to make an even louder case for the vice-president. To lock arms with the dreaded KHive and put aside our longstanding doubts about the vice-president’s political skills.
Kamala Harris may be our only hope. Biden should step aside and endorse her | Mehdi Hasan
It is with some surprise, reluctance and even trepidation that I am now writing these words: Joe Biden should stand aside and endorse Kamala Harris
Doing the right thing = usurping a democratically elected representative against his will at the 11th hour so a more favorable option can be installed without the rubber stamp of a primary/caucus campaign?
The leaks coming out of the WH are at a Trumpian level...
www.businessinsider.com
The Trump WH was a sieve and Biden's had been pretty tight lipped until the debate...the dam has broke.
An 11 a.m. start time and an afternoon nap: Report reveals Biden's debate prep schedule
The relatively lax schedule comes as sources noted more pronounced and frequent confusion in the president, according to the New York Times.
www.businessinsider.com
The Trump WH was a sieve and Biden's had been pretty tight lipped until the debate...the dam has broke.
democrats did this in the 2020 primaries when the people were voting for booty and sanders and NOT harris and biden., they suddenly had a convention in dfw somewhere and just installed biden against the will of the people. so I guess this is how dems operate.
I will vote for whomever is the Democrat candidate.
The thing is, unlike others here, I pay attention and learn. As Americans we overreact - just look at how we are when our teams lose. Despite the fact that the BIDEN ADMINISTRATION has done great, that isn’t enough for many here. I KNOW that, by these reactions, they are taking place across the country, including amongst party leaders. I think, because of this, he needs to step down. I also think, because of the day 1 dislike for Kamala, though completely ignorant thinking, yet there, she shouldn’t be the nominee.
I believe someone like Klobuchar or Whitmer would beat Trump…again because I pay attention here and I think many could get behind them to beat Christo-fascist MAGA and Trump. I REALLY wish everyone would pay attention to what Project 2025 is, listen to the leaders of the Heritage Foundation are ACTUALLY SAYING, and get the understanding that if Trump wins, being a free country is over.
If you don’t want the Bible being taught to your kids and having to live only in the ways people like Marjorie Taylor Greene (Think about that for a second.) want you to live then this is it. November is your last chance no matter what our both sides and MAGA guys tell you. I listen to the opinions of way too many legal scholars, US historians, and RINOs to think we aren’t watching it happen in real time. No retorts in the last 5 years by board Republicans have shown me one thing that these aren’t facts.
I will vote for Joe but the Democrats better find the person that absolutely cannot lose. Or it’s done.
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I don’t think anyone is saying forcibly eject Biden. If he wants to stay, he’ll stay. This is an attempt to encourage him to step aside.
They'd wipe the floor with Trump IMO. One of those 2 would have been a great VP pick and made things pretty easy as far as turning over the reigns.
Is it possible the record fundraising was to “pay” for a new candidate? I mean they’re donning to the Democratic Party, not Joe Biden- or am I wrong?
There is ample time to have an open convention and then a new candidate run until November.
Joe will lose.
Harris will lose.
Probably any substitute will lose because the Dems will splinter and depress turnout.
I’m preparing myself for Trump Part 2. Biden and the inner circle screwed us.
two has -beens, unpopular, no-names, total freakin socialists marxists like these two, would wipe the floor with trump?
I insult MAGA or people who have had things explained to them dozens of times but don’t learn…and it’s mostly just a handful, or people who come at me first. Sorry.
If it's going to be Harris, Biden might be able to improve her chances of beating Trump if he actually resigns the presidency, and doesn't simply drop out of the race.
A President Harris, who has already been a sitting president for a few months, would probably be a stronger candidate than a Candidate Harris. That is assuming she does a reasonable job during that time.
A President Harris, who has already been a sitting president for a few months, would probably be a stronger candidate than a Candidate Harris. That is assuming she does a reasonable job during that time.
