President Joe Biden could make a decision within days whether to remain a candidate for reelection, said Hawaii’s governor who participated in a recent meeting with Biden and other Democratic governors and whose family has known the president for years. And if Biden decides not to run, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told The Associated Press … Read more
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) on Saturday became the fifth Democratic member of Congress to call on Joe Biden to drop out of the race following his disastrous performance in last week’s presidential debate against Donald Trump. In a lengthy statement, the congresswoman extolled Biden’s “decades of service” and legislative accomplishments, such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure … Read more
A few days before the debate that upended President Joe Biden’s presidency, a Democratic pollster conducted an online focus group of swing voters in a Midwestern battleground state. The first question asked for the word or phrase that “immediately comes up when you think of President Biden.” In the public opinion exercise reviewed by HuffPost, … Read more
President Joe Biden said in a highly anticipated Friday interview that he doesn’t believe he has fallen behind in the 2024 campaign, calling the race a “toss-up” despite a series of recent polls that have shown him trailing Donald Trump by 2 to 6 percentage points nationally. Biden’s statements, during a 22-minute ABC News interview, … Read more
MADISON, Wis. ― President Joe Biden said Friday that he didn’t think his candidacy was faltering as badly as perceived after his first 2024 presidential debate against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. In his first sit-down interview since the June 27 debate, Biden told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that he didn’t believe the polling on … Read more
In his first sit-down interview since the June 27 debate with Donald Trump, President Joe Biden tried to reassure voters his disastrous performance was a “bad episode” rather than a pattern of advanced aging that interferes with his ability to campaign and govern. ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos asked Biden to respond to former House Speaker … Read more
Marianne Williamson, who ran for president in 2020 and suspended her 2024 campaign in February, has officially reentered the race. In a video Tuesday, she announced that she’s seeking to replace President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee. “President Biden deserves our respect, our compassion and our gratitude,” said Williamson in the video. “But the … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday opened a critical stretch in his effort to salvage his imperiled reelection campaign, arguing the stakes extend far beyond his own political prospects to the future of the country’s economy and democracy itself. There is a growing sense that Biden may have just days to make a … Read more
President Joe Biden conceded he performed poorly at last week’s debate against former President Donald Trump in a radio interview that aired Thursday, amid mounting speculation about his future at the top of the Democratic ticket. In an appearance on the “The Earl Ingram Show,” Biden was determined to stay in the race, arguing that … Read more
Speaking to CNN Wednesday afternoon, Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell had plenty of supportive things to say about Biden as a person and as a leader, saying he has “delivered more than most presidents have for working men and women.” But she also acknowledged, repeatedly, that Biden did not perform well at Thursday’s debate and … Read more
