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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2024 16:36:09 GMT
As if that wasn’t enough, there was a stark warning from Democrat heavyweight Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House. She had orchestrated a behind-the-scenes campaign to convince Mr Biden to withdraw from the contest – and her patience was fast running out. “Nancy made clear that they could do this the easy way or the hard way,” one Democrat familiar with how events at the weekend panned out told Politico. “She gave them three weeks of the easy way. It was about to be the hard way.” The end, when it came, was swift and dramatic. Cracks in the president’s resolve began to appear on Saturday, when he called in key advisers and close confidantes to his beach house in Delaware. By lunchtime on Sunday he had announced to the world that he would not be fighting Donald Trump for the White House in November. ![](https://cf.eip.telegraph.co.uk/illustrator-embed/content/9c7a8b8d60ad3fd56a0c133e29b3d5edadc0d183/1721379839940.jpg) Brand new polling results were key to Mr Biden’s decision. They were presented to him on Saturday at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, by Steve Ricchetti, one of his closest advisers, and Mike Donilon, his chief strategist and long-time speechwriter. They remained at a discreet physical distance from the president, who was self isolating with a bout of Covid. The data, compiled by Mr Biden’s own campaign team during the week, suggested that there was no way he could win the election. The numbers made for deeply depressing reading, showing that the president was trailing in all six critical swing states and that his support was collapsing in states such as New Mexico and Virginia, Democrat sources told Politico.
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2024 18:19:15 GMT
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) predicted that there could be legal challenges in some states if President Biden is not the Democrats’ presidential nominee, setting up potential ballot access conflicts if the president chooses to leave the campaign.
..“[Democrats] have real problems, I mean, every state has their own election system. That’s our constitutional system,” Johnson said in a CNN “State of the Union” interview with Jake Tapper on Sunday. “That’s the way it’s done. And in some of these states, it’s a real hurdle.”
“Joe Biden was chosen after a long, small-D democratic process by 14 million people emerging through that primary,” he continued. “It will be very interesting to see if the so-called party of democracy, the Democrats, go into a backroom somewhere and switch it out and put someone else at the top of the ticket.”
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2024 23:06:55 GMT
What upset the calculations were Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the attack on Israel by the Islamist group Hamas in October 2023. The Biden administration emphasizes that Russia and Ukraine are ``a battle between authoritarianism and democracy,'' and supports Ukraine. He also made clear his support for Israel, which has fought back against Hamas.
However, the support for Ukraine took a long time, and the related budget continued to not pass through Congress due to opposition from the Republican Party. Israel's attack on Gaza resulted in numerous civilian casualties and intensified opposition to the Biden administration, especially among young people.
deepening division In domestic politics, diversity was emphasized in order to appeal to liberals who support the Democratic Party. In addition to working to secure the right to same-sex marriage, she appointed the first black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Regarding induced abortion, he emphasized his stance to protect women's rights.
Although the country showed tolerance for accepting immigrants, a record number of illegal immigrants flowed in from the Mexican border, drawing strong public criticism. Republicans, mainly conservatives, strongly opposed the Biden administration's policies, deepening divisions within the country.
Due to the rapid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, economic indicators in the United States during his term were favorable, with a high growth rate and low unemployment rate maintained. On the other hand, high inflation continued due to the huge fiscal stimulus measures taken to combat the coronavirus. The public felt a heavy burden on the government, and this became the cause of its unpopularity. In the 2022 midterm elections, the Republicans lost the majority in the House of Representatives. In June of this year, his second son, Hunter, was found guilty of illegally purchasing a gun, which was a blow to him.
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Post by Admin on Jul 23, 2024 2:07:35 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 23, 2024 6:09:35 GMT
Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a lower favorability rating than President Joe Biden, RealClearPolitics polling average found on Monday.
Harris’s favorability rating is one point less than Biden’s, fueling concerns that Harris might not be the best alternative to Biden atop the Democrat ticket.
Harris favorability average: 38.1 percent Biden’s favorability average: 39.1 percent
Biden, however, holds a greater negative net favorability rating of -17.5 (39.1 -56.6 percent) than Harris, according to RealClearPolitics. The vice president holds a -14.2 percent net favorability rating (38.1 – 52.3).
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