Biden resumes election campaign without dispelling Democratic doubts about his candidacy | USA Elections

Almost two weeks of waiting, several days of preparation and almost an hour of questions and answers have left the question of whether United States President Joe Biden should run for re-election unclear. At the end of the NATO summit press conference things remained more or less the same as they were at the beginning. Biden appeared in much better shape than in the disastrous debate against Donald Trump on June 27, but his mistakes do not allow him to get rid of the ghost that his 81 years are too heavy to win the election and face a hypothetical second term. The President of the United States resumed the electoral campaign this Friday, but without dispelling the doubts of the Democrats about his candidacy. On Thursday he met with House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries to discuss the next steps.

Biden had two name dances on Thursday that circulated at full speed on social networks, turning into memes and amplifying his influence. At the NATO summit, he introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin,” and at the press conference he referred to his number two, Kamala Harris, as “Vice President Trump.” Except for those lapses and the occasional dialectical glitch, he generally answered questions with conviction and reasoning, showing his knowledge of foreign policy and reiterating his desire to stay as a candidate.

With one and another, the press conference ended, in bullfighting terms, with whistles and applause. Followers and opponents found arguments to confirm their position. “Great performance by the President in a press conference with a very strong economic message about the fall in prices and the growth of the economy,” tweeted his former chief of staff Ron Klain, who highlighted a recent poll published this Friday that places Biden ahead of Trump: “With yesterday’s press conference and this new poll, it’s time to end the madness and unite around the Democratic candidate and the only person who can beat Trump,” he wrote.

On the other hand, Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Peterson joined the lawmakers who demand that Biden withdraw, although he, like others, does so with all his affection. “I have a deep admiration and love for Joe Biden and everything he has done for our country, which is why this decision is so painful, but my son and my constituents cannot suffer the consequences of inaction at this critical time,” she explained in a statement. Of the 213 Democratic members of the House of Representatives, there are about twenty who have asked Biden to assign witnesses. More than 60 have shown their support. The vast majority remain silent.

Members of the Biden campaign flocked to the Capitol on Thursday to try to convince congressmen of Biden’s prospects. It was revealed on Friday that House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries met with Biden at the White House after the NATO summit press conference.

Jeffries himself revealed this in a letter to congressmen of his party. “In recent days, House Democrats have engaged in a thoughtful and wide-ranging debate about the future of our country, at a time when freedom, democracy, and the economic well-being of ordinary Americans are at stake. Our discourse has been honest, clear, and detailed,” he assured. He further added, “In my conversation with President Biden, I expressed the full breadth of ideas, clear vision, and conclusions about the path forward that the group has shared during our recent time together.”

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With less than four months until the election and just a month before the Chicago convention at which the party’s nomination is to be made official, divisions have gripped Democrats. The uncertainty is hurting Biden’s campaign finances.

Several major donors have announced in recent weeks that they are withdrawing their support for the president. These include Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings; hotel magnate Stewart Bainum Jr.; Abigail Disney, heiress to the Disney family fortune, philanthropist Gideon Stein and many other lesser-known ones. This Friday, the new York Times It has been published that two sources say that several major Democratic donors have told Future Forward – an organization that the newspaper describes as the most important pro-Biden political action committee – that about $90 million in contributions to said firm will be withheld if the candidate is president. According to the newspaper, these are donations from billionaires, many of which exceed $10 million, which makes it unclear if there are some of them that have already been publicly suspended, such as Reed Hastings, a regular contributor to said organization. Hill It was published just two months ago that Democratic activists have criticized Future Forward’s fund management. An adviser to the said committee told the New York newspaper that the group hopes that the flow of funds will resume once the current uncertainty is over.

Although there are more and more voices advocating for Biden’s replacement, there are also many who call on him to stay. While billionaires stop funding, the IAM union, which brings together 600,000 members from various sectors, especially those related to transportation, reiterated its support for Biden this Friday: “We must re-elect Joe Biden to continue building an economy that works for everyone. We are firm in our support and urge all working families to support the only candidate who will fight for us,” they say. This message fits into Biden’s narrative that it is the elites who want to remove him from the candidacy, but that he has the support of the bases.

Many have warned that appointing a new nominee now could be political suicide for the Democrats and hand Trump a major victory. In the November 5 elections, Republicans not only aspire to return to the White House, but they also want to retain control of the House of Representatives (which has its 435 members renewed) and win the Senate (where 34 of the 100 senators and seats in play favor an upset).

After the NATO summit, which has gone ahead as planned, without any major surprises or news, Biden resumed the electoral campaign as if there were no longer any doubts about his candidacy. This Friday he has on his agenda a campaign event in Detroit, the most important city in Michigan, one of the decisive states for the presidential elections. Next week there will be events that will mix presidential and electoral activities, one of the great advantages that the White House tenant has for his re-election.

Biden will mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on Monday during a visit to the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. There he will talk about his administration’s progress in promoting civil rights and his vision for guaranteeing them to all communities.

On Tuesday he will deliver a speech during the 115th National Convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of the key states. According to a White House source, his speech will focus on his administration’s commitment to “promoting racial justice and equality for all Americans, including Black Americans” and from the Black vote to the Latino vote. According to the same source, on Wednesday he will speak at the UnidosUS Annual Conference in which he will highlight the Biden-Harris administration’s “historic accomplishments” for Latinos in health, educational and business matters.

Also on Monday, he will give a new interview to NBC News. With uncertainty over how it will turn out, the president is managing to boost the news network’s audience. As long as he remains in the re-election race, everything he does will be carefully scrutinized.

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