When Nancy Pelosi rang Joe Biden to warn him of dire opinion polling, suggesting he could not win the next election to Donald Trump, the president insisted he had data saying the opposite. The 84-year-old ex-speaker did something few others would have dared: she demanded to speak to the advisers telling him so and implied […]
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Biden tells Democrats he is not stepping down
President Biden on Monday bluntly rejected suggestions that he bow out of the presidential race in a letter to congressional Democrats, arguing it would undermine the preference of voters and ignore his record. The president, in a letter shared by his campaign, spoke directly to drama that has engulfed the Democratic Party since his disastrous […]
Will we have 8 more years of President Obama?
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the fallout from the presidential debate will result in former First Lady Michelle Obama being chosen to replace President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee. He was said Biden would be replaced at the Democratic National Convention in August, three months ahead of the election. After the first 2024 presidential […]
Will exasperated Democrats jettison Biden?
Senate Democrats are feeling exasperated by their inability to stamp out persistent speculation that party leaders have a plan B to replace President Biden atop the Democratic ticket due to concerns about his age and weak poll numbers. They’re tired of hearing about the hand-wringing of Democratic voters and donors over Biden’s age and electability […]
Biden takes the gloves off against Trump
Joe Biden is throwing everything at Donald Trump. The president and his campaign are blasting the presumptive Republican nominee as a criminal and a racist who was found liable for sexual assault and who is now being driven so “crazy” by his loss in 2020 that he’s been left “unhinged.” It’s one of the most […]
Will Biden’s Immigration plan buy more votes?
President Joe Biden tried to address a major liability for his reelection campaign by taking executive action to significantly restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. But it’s unclear whether his efforts will be enough to change the minds of voters who have increasingly voiced alarm over the record influx of migrants on his watch. Polls […]
Mexico elects Sheinbaum first Woman President
Mexico’s projected presidential winner, Claudia Sheinbaum, will become the first woman president in the country’s 200-year history. The climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor said Sunday night that her two competitors had called her and conceded her victory. “I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” Sheinbaum said with a smile, speaking at […]
Majority of Democrats say ‘Dump Biden’
More Democrats than Republicans want President Joe Biden kicked off the ticket, a shocking dismissal of the party chief just months before Election Day. Fifty-four percent of Democratic likely voters would approve of Biden being replaced, a very unlikely possibility with the party nominating convention set for mid-August. Biden has won his primaries in runaways. […]
Young Dems warn Biden he must change course
Young Democratic voters are sounding the alarm and warning President Biden that his reelection bid could be in jeopardy if he doesn’t change course on the issues that matter most to them, including the war in Gaza. While they have soured on Biden on a range of issues from cost of living to climate issues, […]
Will Biden really make it to November 5th?
In November, President Biden and Former President Donald Trump will be at the top of the ballot, just like they were in 2020. But among voters, there is an undercurrent of disbelief that this rematch is really happening. Take Debbie Pridmore, for example, who shared her suspicions with NPR last month after casting a ballot […]
Trump says Biden won’t be Dem Pres nominee
Former President Trump said Tuesday that he doesn’t believe President Biden will be the Democratic Party’s standard bearer in the 2024 presidential election contest. “I personally don’t think he makes it,” Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity during a town hall-style event in Davenport, Iowa, on Tuesday. Hannity had cited “strong Democratic voices,” like […]
Tough Election Night For The GOP
Democrats are projected to notch several key wins across Tuesday’s elections, indicating both that abortion remains a motivating factor for voters and that the party can remain successful, including in red states, even in the face of President Joe Biden’s poor approval ratings. A referendum to guarantee abortion access in Ohio was set to pass […]