The Democratic strategist credited with former President Barack Obama’s 2008 victory has suggested that President Biden drop out of the 2024 presidential race after a damning poll showed him trailing former President Donald Trump.
David Axelrod pointed to Sunday’s New York Times and Siena College polls that show the president trailing Trump in the five key battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania, states that Biden won. when he faced Trump in 2020.
Axelrod wrote in that the data “will send tremors of doubt through the [Democratic] Party” and will create “legitimate concern” about the president seeking re-election.
“Only Joe Biden can make this decision,” he said of the 2024 presidential bid.
“If he continues to run, he will be the Democratic Party candidate,” he posted.
“What you need to decide is whether that is wise; Is it best for HIM or for the country?
Axelrod noted that there is “risk associated with changing course now, since there is little time left in a primary campaign, and campaigns are how we test candidates.
Democratic strategist David Axelrod suggested that President Biden withdraw from the 2024 election.REUTERS Axelrod said Biden should ask himself whether it is wise to continue running.@davidaxelrod/X
“But there is a lot of leadership talent in the Democratic Party about to emerge,” he wrote.
“The president is rightly proud of his accomplishments,” Axelrod said before calling Trump a “dangerous and unhinged demagogue whose blatant disregard for the rules, norms, laws and institutions of democracy should be disqualifying.”
“But what is at stake here is a miscalculation too dramatic to ignore,” Axelrod said.
The survey of 3,662 registered voters in swing states showed Biden leading Trump only in the swing state of Wisconsin, and falling to Trump by a margin of four to 10 percentage points among registered voters in the other five states.
Axelrod met with Biden and other Obama administration officials in 2010. Pete Souza – White House via CNP Posted on X that “the risks of miscalculation here are too dramatic to ignore.” @davidaxelrod /X
Voters overwhelmingly preferred Trump over Biden on issues of immigration, national security and the ongoing war in Israel, he concluded.
Two-thirds of respondents said the country is moving in the wrong direction under Biden, and only 37% say they trusted Biden with the economy, compared to 59% who said they trusted Trump, making it in one of the biggest gaps in the survey. found.
Biden is also losing support from much of his base, according to the poll.
Axelrod is credited with electing former President Barack Obama in 2008. Pete Souza – White House via CNP
Young voters under 30 favor Biden by just one percentage point, and his influence among Hispanic voters has dropped to single digits.
Meanwhile, traditionally Democratic black voters are registering 22% support for Trump.
Many respondents cited Biden’s age as a factor, with a staggering 71% saying they felt Biden is “too old” to be president, including 54% of his own supporters, while only 39% felt the same. about Trump, including 19% of Trump supporters.
Biden’s campaign has been trying to undermine concerns about his age in recent weeks by highlighting Trump’s various mistakes and mishaps on the campaign trail, such as not knowing which Iowa city he was in last month.
The recent New York Times-Siena poll found that Trump was winning in key battleground states. Joe Marino/UPI/Shutterstock
“There is nervousness among donors and some elected officials that Joe Biden will not be a strong candidate because of concerns Americans have about his health. And those doubts have been expressed in the polls,” acknowledged former Democratic National Committee Chairman Ed Rendell in a WABC 770 interview with John Catsimatidis.
Still, Rendell was optimistic about Biden’s prospects over Trump’s.
“If you ask them… ‘If Joe Biden runs against Donald Trump, who would you vote for?’, they’re almost unanimous in voting for Joe Biden,” he said on the “Cats Roundtable.”
“I believe Joe Biden will run, can and will win, especially if the candidate is Donald Trump.”
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