Betteridge's Law?

As the challenges facing the nation mount and fatigued base voters show low enthusiasm, Democrats in union meetings, the back rooms of Capitol Hill and party gatherings from coast to coast are quietly worrying about Mr. Biden’s leadership, his age and his capability to take the fight to former President Donald J. Trump a second time.

Interviews with nearly 50 Democratic officials, from county leaders to members of Congress, as well as with disappointed voters who backed Mr. Biden in 2020, reveal a party alarmed about Republicans’ rising strength and extraordinarily pessimistic about an immediate path forward.

“To say our country was on the right track would flagrantly depart from reality,” said Steve Simeonidis, a Democratic National Committee member from Miami. Mr. Biden, he said, “should announce his intent not to seek re-election in ’24 right after the midterms.”

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Still, public polling shows that Mr. Biden is at a low point in his popularity among Democratic voters. A survey last month from The Associated Press found Mr. Biden’s approval among his fellow party members at 73 percent — the lowest point in his presidency, and nine points lower than at any point in 2021. There is little recent public polling asking if Democrats want Mr. Biden to seek a second term, but in January just 48 percent of Democrats wanted him to run again, according to The A.P.’s polling.

Democrats and regret, name a better pair:

Elizabeth Guzmán, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, said Democrats in her caucus regret not passing a sweeping abortion rights law last year before they lost control of the state House and governor’s mansion to Republicans. “We wanted to codify Roe vs. Wade, and look what happened,” she said.

She conveniently forgets that they didn't pass the law because their caucus went on vacation.

Shelia Huggins, a lawyer from Durham, N.C., who is a member of the Democratic National Committee, put it more bluntly. “Democrats need fresh, bold leadership for the 2024 presidential race,” she said. “That can’t be Biden.”

    • Owl [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Trump runs on both tickets and gets both nominations.

    • blobjim [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      You know if he did they would let him into the debates lol. They'd mumble some crap about how they have to do it because they have to respect the process!

    • Opposition [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      Trump was a Democrat in the 80s. His positions are frozen in amber, pro-union, pro-America, anti-immigration...all of these were solid Democrat positions in the 80s. But Bill Clinton took the party corporate and they never looked back. Destroyed unions and the working class with NAFTA and admitting China to the WTO.