Democrats are concerned that 80-year-old Joe Biden will not be able to campaign and govern the country. Photo: LEAH MILLIS/REUTERS
Joe Biden reportedly received a «p—k» from one of Barack Obama's closest advisers for suggesting the US president was too old to stand for re-election.
Biden, 80, faces opposition from Democrats behind closed doors. due to his low popularity among voters and the widespread belief that he is too old to rule for another four years.
A new super poll of 15,000 Americans, statistically adjusted to predict next year's election results, finds Biden will lose the race with Donald Trump.
Stack Data Strategy's «MRP» poll finds Biden will win the popular vote vote by a margin of 49 to 48 percent, but would lose to Trump in the Electoral College, failing to hold the key swing states of Arizona and Georgia. , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Polls show Biden's age is one of his main weaknesses, with more than three-quarters of US voters saying he should drop out of the race to make way for a younger Democrat.
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David Axelrod, Obama's chief election strategist during his time as president caused controversy in the White House on Nov. 5 when he suggested Biden rethink his re-election campaign.
“Only Joe Biden can make this decision,” he said. “If he continues to run, he will be the Democratic candidate. He needs to decide whether this is reasonable; Is this in HIS best interest or the best interest of the country?
Biden responded by calling Axelrod a “jerk,” according to a report published by Politico this week.
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< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/f5e39f18113b329a2cb012755c7ea098.jpg" /> David Axelrod, a former aide to Barack Obama, suggested that Joe Biden is too old to run again. Credit : MERL LASWELL/TELEGRAPH
Biden's team has repeatedly downplayed the severity of his standing in the polls and emphasized the president's fondness for late-night policy-making sessions and his mental agility. However, his team also appears to have cut back on his media appearances after a series of embarrassing gaffes, including his references to the «nine wonders of the world» and his confusion with the so-called «black and brown» British. auxiliary police during the Anglo-Irish War, as well as the All Blacks, a New Zealand rugby team.
Aides also decided the president should use a shorter retractable staircase to board Air Force One, reducing the risk of him slipping in front of cameras. Mr. Biden often wears athletic-soled shoes rather than traditional shoes.
Replacing Biden with another Democratic candidate less than a year before the election will prove challenging for a party that has no obvious successor with a national name .
Dean Phillips, a congressman from Minnesota, has publicly stated this. challenged Biden for the nomination but failed to gain any meaningful support among Democratic voters. Other proposed candidates include Kamala Harris, vice president; Gavin Newsom, Governor of California; and Andy Beshear, the 45-year-old governor of Kentucky, who won re-election in the state last week.
Nervous Democrats
Democrats are said to be nervous that Biden won't be able to govern from the White House while campaigning for the presidency, giving media interviews and working toward a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the Middle East.
Some believe that he should make greater use of «surrogates» — supporters who will speak for him in the media — and appoint Bill and Hillary Clinton as envoys to the Middle East.
Nate Silver, American polling analyst. , said: “If Biden's mental/physical abilities are a real problem, enough to significantly limit his campaign activity, it is incredibly reckless to think you can bluff your way through it within a year.”
«He can win.»
While a super poll released Sunday predicted Trump would defeat Biden in the presidential race, it also found that Ms. Harris and Mr. Newsom would lose to Mr. Trump if they replaced Mr. -on Biden as the Democratic nominee.
The poll showed Mr. Trump would win 292 electoral votes to Mr. Biden's 246.
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