Posted on 11/06/2023 1:19:49 AM PST by Libloather
The political strategist who propelled Joe Biden into the vice presidency in 2008 has suggested the president should consider exiting the 2024 race after another brutal poll.
David Axelrod pointed to Sunday polling from The New York Times and Siena College that shows the 80-year-old trialing behind Donald Trump in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
'Only Joe Biden can make this decision. If he continues to run, he will be the nominee of the Democratic Party,' Axelrod said on X, formerly Twitter.
'What he needs to decide is whether that is wise; whether it's in HIS best interest or the country's?'
The poll of 3,662 registered voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin was conducted between Oct. 22 to Nov. 3. The margin of error for each state is between 4.4 and 4.8 percentage points.
Biden is ahead only in Wisconsin, by 2 percentage points, and falls to Trump in the five other states by margins of four to 10 percentage points among registered voters, according to the poll.
Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania were four of the states the Democrat beat then-president Donald Trump in during their 2020 White House face-off.
Axelrod, who is known for his work on former President Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns and served as a senior adviser in his administration said of the data, 'This will send tremors of doubt thru the party--not 'bed-wetting,' but legitimate concern.'
'Yes, there also is risk associated with changing course now, as there is little time left for a primary campaign--and campaigns are how we test candidates.'
'Trump is a dangerous, unhinged demagogue whose brazen disdain for the rules, norms, laws and institutions or democracy should be disqualifying. But the stakes of miscalculation here are too dramatic to ignore,' he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Couldn't agree more. Brandon should gird his loins, cowboy up and save the nation from the threat of Trump and the MAGA crowd.
I relish the thought of a series of Trump/Brandon debates. Two gladiators at the top of their game...
“stakes of miscalculation”
Not a bad phrase for a song title IMO.
My take on all this is that the democrat voters don’t get to determine who will be the candidate. The deep state does, so if a person votes for a dem in the primary, their votes are meaningless. The party picks the candidate and the party picks the winner.
I do not think there will be elections in 2024...or at least major states will be shut down making results impossible...IMHO
“’Only Joe Biden can make this decision.”
Well that’s BS. If the committee decides he’s out he’s out. They are very reluctant to do so. Having a brain addled President who does exactly what he is told to do is a dream come true for these wretched people.
very likely yes
and another disaster!
you may be right about there not being elections in 2024
but
i think there will be another rigged election like 2020
since
those who’ve seized control of the DNC party machine still have their Election Theft Machine firmly in place
so why not just use it again?
“Moochelle is not going to be the nominee of anything”
Mooch is worth millions and happily retired from anything requiring thought and exertion. Except for working out. Moooooch is a big bone girl who is always battling weight gain.
I predict she will be on Ozempic soon to get skinny. Then she will ditch her gym workouts. Which I have read are two hours daily.
One thing I like about her is her conventional processed (straightened) hairstyle. Much better than the wigs and wacky hairstyles that black women sport these days. The men too, such as the football players.
I predicted this a while ago. Sooner or later, they will find some excuse for him to drop out. Likely blame it on some health issue or wanting to spend more time with family and throw him under the bus.
He remains to be seen who will replace him if that happens. Personally, I’m leading towards Gavin Newsom.
Please show me where I said anything about “Only Joe Biden can make this decision” in my #8 post. You got your wires crossed somewhere.
Democrats only options for the 2024 run is other Biden’s at a different age.
Same party same options BAD and DANGEROUS.
I think that a Harris candidacy would not only “bleed black voters” but also lose a lot of those so-called independents, too.
The woman is an absolute moron and color has nothing to do with it. Her giggle switch is broken.
I was referring to the article and the quote is Axelrod’s. Sorry if that was not clear.
Dem bosses don’t trust RFK Jr.
Stupid rat voters that may not turn out for Biden will surely vote for any other candidate that would replace him.
I guess Obama has weighed in on the subject.
sounds like biden’s gonna get LBJed ...
should fit easily up Gavin Newsomes'
and now they have the voting system lubed up real nice
This movement to get Biden out of the race has gone full throttle in the past week. I expect a retirement announcement very soon.
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