Posted on 07/02/2024 5:11:47 PM PDT by Libloather
Cracks are beginning to emerge in President Biden’s backing within the Democratic Party, fueling questions about whether he will remain at the top of the ticket in the final stretch to Election Day.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), a nearly 30-year veteran in the House, shattered Biden’s wall of public support among elected lawmakers on Tuesday, becoming the first Democratic member of Congress to publicly call on him to withdraw from the 2024 race.
“I represent the heart of a congressional district once represented by Lyndon Johnson. Under very different circumstances, he made the painful decision to withdraw,” Doggett said in a statement. “President Biden should do the same.”
Moderate Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), meanwhile, published an op-ed in the Bangor Daily News Tuesday that said “Donald Trump is going to win. And I’m OK with that,” while rejecting Biden’s core argument that former President Trump is “a unique threat to our democracy.” Golden’s district broke for Trump by just more than 6 percentage points in 2020.
And former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a close Biden ally, told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell it is “legitimate” to ask both candidates “is this an episode or is this a condition,” raising questions about the veteran Democrat’s confidence in Biden as a candidate. Later in the day, however, her spokesperson Ian Krager said, “Speaker Pelosi has full confidence in President Biden and looks forward to attending his inauguration on January 20, 2025.”
While the dam has not yet broken — the vast majority of Democratic politicians, including those most senior in the party, are sticking by Biden — the comments from lawmakers on Tuesday mark a shift in tone that suggests an erosion of Biden’s support since the debate, a concerning reality for the incumbent’s campaign.
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Would be fitting for old joe to announce “retirement” on the 4th.
Jarod Golden is in a very blue district. He has to say something like that.
Everything is proceeding according to the script
One thing about Joe Biden is, he probably believes his own lies. If he does, he’ll never give up the nomination - they’ll have to force him out at the convention, or use ‘Catch 25’ to remove him from office.
Crack has always been associated with these people.
Remind me again how many primaries LBJ won in 1968. You can include primaries LBJ won both before and after he withdrew "under very different circumstances".
Now tell me how many primaries Biden won in 2024.
Very different circumstances indeed!
Biden will be nominated well before the September 10th next debate. Even here in Puerto Rico he’s pretty much a joke. If this attitude is reflected in the Puerto Rican diaspora in Florida, New Jersey and New York it could mean problems. This group may simply stay home and vote for no liberal candidates.
Well, it' not what Dementia Joe "believes" which is probably limited to how many scoops of Rocky Road he can eat and cone preference.
It's a question of how much unbelievable lust for power Dr. Jill and Hunter have.
I’ve got cracks in my sewer line. Doesn’t mean I’ll replace it. As long as the clay pipe doesn’t collapse. It’s like a colonoscopy-preventive. Plumbers recommended replacement. Doesn’t’t mean it’s necessary, just good for them.
today i went to my barber , and met a gentleman who had a
Democrat For Trump
hat.
/-)
.
Say it ain’t so.
Selling out Joe.
He’s got to go?
That is so low.
You have Harris in tow
But support is so slow
A white towel you may throw.
today i went to my barber , and met a gentleman who had a
Democrat For Trump
hat.
/-)
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Thanks for sharing that.
One thing about Joe Biden is, he probably believes his own lies.
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He does believe his own lives because he doesn’t know what the truth is. He so used to BSing that BSing is real to him.
You must mean red, not blue.
“...according to the script”
That is how I see it too.
Should Trump do the next debate? In my worthless opinion he doesn’t need to or has to…he should just go on the MAGA campaign trail and enjoy God’s vindication on his enemies.
“Should Trump do the next debate?”
No!
Trump should say that Biden is not mentally capable of reasonably functioning through a debate. It is cruel punishment to put Biden through it again and I would not be a part of it.
>> Cracks emerge...
whose?
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