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Biden Letter to Democrats: I'm Not Stepping Aside

President digs in even as more members of his party call for him to withdraw

(Newser) - President Biden delivered a special letter to Democrats on Capitol Hill on Monday, but his message hasn't changed: He insists he will not drop out of the 2024 race, reports USA Today .
  • The letter: "I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to
...

Number of Top Democrats Calling for Biden to Step Aside Increases: Sources

Sources say several mentioned it in leadership call with Hakeem Jeffries

(Newser) - During a leadership call with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Sunday that one source called "brutal," sources say several top House Democrats told Jeffries President Biden needs to step aside and let someone else run against Donald Trump. CNN describes the number as "more than a handful"...

Philadelphia Congregation Tells Biden It&#39;s With Him
Church Gives Biden 'Some Love'
Jul 7, 2024 1:55 PM CDT

Church Gives Biden 'Some Love'

Philadelphia congregation tells president it's with him

(Newser) - "God knew Biden needs some love," pastor Louis Felton said Sunday. President Biden found it in his campaign stop at Mount Airy Church of God in Christ in northwest Philadelphia. "Let him know we're with him, hallelujah," a woman shouted as Biden arrived, per the...

A False Biden Health Rumor Got a Boost From Senator

GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah amplified one on Friday

(Newser) - As President Biden fights to maintain his credibility as a 2024 candidate, he's got a modern problem to worry about: false rumors about his health spreading like wildfire on social media. On Friday night, one such bogus account surfaced, reports the AP —and it received a boost from...

Biden to Resume Campaigning With Pennsylvania Appearances
Biden Interview May Not
Have Solved His Problems
the rundown
Jul 6, 2024 5:45 PM CDT

Biden Interview May Not Have Solved His Problems

President remains defiant about staying in race

(Newser) - Democrats including Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned for their ticket on Saturday, and President Biden has appearances scheduled Sunday in the must-win state of Pennsylvania. It became clear over the weekend that Biden's ABC interview on Friday did not end the debate in his party about whether he should...

Biden: If God Tells Me to Ditch Race, I Will
Biden: If God
Tells Me to Ditch
Race, I Will
INTERVIEW
Jul 6, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

Biden: If God Tells Me to Ditch Race, I Will

In ABC News interview, president tries to salvage 2024 campaign after disastrous debate with Trump

(Newser) - President Biden's much-anticipated interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, his first since his weak debate performance against former President Trump, aired Friday night, with the 81-year-old commander in chief showing no sign of stepping down from his post or away from his reelection run. "Look, I mean, if...

Biden Assures Rally He's Staying in the Race

President makes first of two appearances in bid to reassure Democrats

(Newser) - In the first of two opportunities Friday to demonstrate he's still capable of heading the Democratic ticket in November, President Biden assured supporters in Wisconsin that he's not dropping out and that he'll defeat Donald Trump. "They're trying to push me out of the race,...

As Biden Fights to Stay, Kamala Harris&#39; Name Rises
As Biden Fights to Stay,
a Loyalist's Name Rises
the rundown
Jul 5, 2024 11:05 AM CDT

As Biden Fights to Stay, a Loyalist's Name Rises

VP Kamala Harris is the subject of increasingly serious chatter as the replacement nominee

(Newser) - President Biden's bid to prove he should not withdraw from the 2024 race gets a major test Friday night when his interview with George Stephanopoulos airs on ABC. Simply put, it's "the biggest interview of Joe Biden's life," as laid out by the Politico Playbook...

Disney Heir: No More Donations Until Biden Goes

Abigail Disney says she'll halt funds out of 'realism, not disrespect'

(Newser) - As fallout continues over President Biden's weak debate performance against former President Trump, the turmoil has spread to top Democratic donors, including one particularly high-profile name who now says she'll halt the money flow until Biden is replaced. "I intend to stop any contributions to the party...

Biden Told Governors He&#39;ll Change His Schedule
Biden Told Governors
He'll Change His Schedule
the rundown
Jul 4, 2024 8:03 PM CDT

Biden Told Governors He'll Change His Schedule

President makes brief remarks at holiday barbecue

(Newser) - Trying to demonstrate he's sharper mentally than he showed during his debate against Donald Trump, President Biden spoke at a public event on Thursday. He hosted a holiday barbecue at the White House in the late afternoon for military members and their families and made brief, prepared remarks. It...

Leaked Clip Reveals Trump's Thoughts on Biden, Harris

Former president calls Biden a 'broken-down pile of crap' from his golf cart

(Newser) - In the days since President Biden's alarming debate performance, former President Trump has "kept a low profile, leaving the focus on the drama engulfing the Democratic Party," per the AP . But on the golf course, where he apparently didn't realize he was being filmed, his thoughts...

ABC Is Airing Biden Interview Early

It will be broadcast in full in primetime special Friday

(Newser) - With President Biden fighting to shore up his candidacy amid increasingly vocal doubts from fellow Democrats, ABC has decided to air the president's interview with George Stephanopoulos earlier than planned. Deadline reports that the network had originally planned to air the interview "in dribs and drabs through the...

Another House Democrat Calls on Biden to Withdraw

Rep. Raul Grijalva says it's time for president 'to get out of this race'

(Newser) - Democrat governors might be standing with President Biden , but another House Democrat is calling on him to resign. Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona became the second Democrat lawmaker to do so publicly, after Lloyd Doggett, who spoke out Tuesday on Biden's questionable debate performance. "What he needs to...

Biden Meeting Reassures Democratic Governors

'We pledged our support,' Hochul says afterward

(Newser) - Stressing the support they've received during his term from President Biden and their fears about what Donald Trump would do if returned to office, Democratic governors said Friday they're sticking with the incumbent. Govs. Tim Walz of Minnesota, Wes Moore of Maryland, and Kathy Hochul of New York...

Biden: &#39;No One&#39;s Pushing Me Out&#39;
Biden:
'No One's
Pushing
Me Out'
Jul 3, 2024 2:55 PM CDT

Biden: 'No One's Pushing Me Out'

But a new poll shows the post-debate damage, and the president has a crucial stretch coming up

(Newser) - A flurry of new developments on the President Biden front:
  • New poll: A well-regarded poll has bad news for the president in the wake of last week's debate, reports the Hill . The New York Times /Sienna College poll has Donald Trump up 49% to 43% among likely voters, up
...

Nate Silver: Democrats Are Sunk With Biden


Nate Silver:
Democrats
Are Sunk
With Biden
OPINION
Jul 3, 2024 12:13 PM CDT

Nate Silver: Democrats Are Sunk With Biden

'Doing nothing is the riskiest plan of all,' he writes in New York Times column

(Newser) - "You don't need another pundit telling you that [President] Biden should quit the race," writes stats guru Nate Silver in the New York Times . Instead, Silver suggests Democrats listen to what the polls are saying—and they are saying Biden should quit the race, he writes. Silver...

Biden&#39;s Slips Reportedly Growing More Frequent
Obama Said to Be 'Privately'
Worried After Debate
the rundown
Jul 3, 2024 9:40 AM CDT

Obama Said to Be 'Privately' Worried After Debate

Meanwhile, New York Times reports the president's lapses appear to be growing more frequent

(Newser) - President Biden meets with Democratic governors at the White House on Wednesday evening as he tries to show supporters that his debate performance was an aberration, reports CBS News . In the meantime, the drumbeat of negative assessments and coverage continues:
  • Getting worse? The New York Times reports that his "
...

Democrat: Trump Will Win, 'and I'm OK With That'

Democracy will prevail, says Maine Rep. Jared Golden, who's taking no small amount of flak

(Newser) - While some on the left are warning that a second Trump presidency will mean critics are imprisoned and insurrectionists are pardoned, one moderate Democrat doesn't see the need to panic. "Donald Trump is going to win" the November election "and I'm OK with that," Rep....

Biden Has an Explanation for Poor Debate Performance

President cites jet lag as the reason he 'nearly fell asleep on stage'

(Newser) - President Biden's explanation for his near universally-panned debate performance against Donald Trump? Jet lag. "I didn't have my best night," Biden said Tuesday while speaking to supporters at a Virginia fundraiser. "I wasn't very smart. I decided to travel around the world a couple...

Poll: 72% Think Biden Shouldn't Be Running

He blames debate performance on jet lag

(Newser) - After last week's disastrous debate performance, almost three-quarters of Americans, including a growing number of Democrats, think President Biden shouldn't be running for a second term, according to a CBS News poll. The poll found that 72% of registered voters think he shouldn't be running, up from...

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