Jul 05 Biden says he is ‘most qualified’ to lead Democrats against Trump in ABC interview, rejecting calls to bow out By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press That 22-minute interview, paired with a weekend campaign in battleground Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, was part of Biden's rigorous efforts to course correct from his debate performance last week. Continue reading
Jul 05 WATCH: Biden holds campaign rally in Wisconsin as he fights to save his endangered reelection effort By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, defiantly declared that “I’m staying in the race” during a campaign rally in a critical battleground state as he prepares to sit down for a network television interview where… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 5:40 How some Democratic lawmakers and voters feel about Biden staying in the race By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman It’s been one week since President Biden’s poor performance in the first debate of the 2024 campaign caused a political shockwave. The president says he’s staying in the race. But even on this Fourth of July holiday, concerns continue to… Continue watching
Jul 04 Biden faces make-or-break stretch for his imperiled presidential campaign By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press There's a growing sense that Biden may have just days to make a persuasive case that he's fit for office before Democratic support for him completely evaporates in the aftermath of his disastrous debate performance last week against Trump. Continue reading
Jul 04 Questions about Biden’s age echo similar concerns that Reagan faced in 1984 By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Today, Democratic President Joe Biden, 81, is struggling for a redemptive moment after a disastrous debate performance against Republican former president Donald Trump, 78. Continue reading
Jul 03 Incumbents who fought uphill to win over their parties struggled to get reelected, history warns By Bill Barrow, Associated Press There’s plenty of worry among Democrats about whether 81-year-old President Joe Biden is up to the job itself or the task of defeating Donald Trump. Previous presidential campaigns offer lessons. None convey reasons for optimism. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 7:03 ‘Look at the numbers’: Democratic Rep. Doggett calls for Biden to drop out of race By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Ali Schmitz In the days following President Biden’s poor performance on the debate stage, Democrats have pondered how to approach the future of his reelection campaign. Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas was the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to call on Biden to… Continue watching
Jul 03 What happens if Biden or Trump leaves his party’s ticket? By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact After the primary season is effectively over and before the the party conventions finish, delegates would play the decisive role if a nominee leaves the ticket. Continue reading
Jul 03 Biden says ‘no one is pushing me out’ of presidential race after disastrous debate By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden is defiantly vowing to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from within his Democratic Party to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness. Continue reading
Jul 03 On campaign trail, Harris defends Biden as Democrats panic over his debate performance By Chris Megerian, Associated Press At campaign events, Vice President Kamala Harris concedes that President Biden didn't do well but emphasizes the stakes of the election as she tries to rally anxious Democrats. Continue reading