With the outgoing president ruling out the idea of withdrawing from the presidential race, Democrats are swimming in doubt about his ability to be their best chance of winning against Donald Trump.
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The hangover for ten days among American Democrats. Since Joe Biden’s failed debate against Donald Trump, party officials and donors have been worried about the outgoing president’s ability to beat the Republican billionaire in November. A handful of elected officials and observers are even calling on Joe Biden to withdraw from the race. But four months before the election, this idea is not a consensus.
In front of the White House in Washington, the sign Lucie is holding sums up what many Democrats think: “Biden out of the race to beat Trump“. This 29-year-old computer programmer explains: “We really need to put forward a better candidate than Biden to have a chance.”
“I would probably be less stressed about the election if it was a younger candidate… With Biden, I’m afraid we’re heading straight for a second Trump term.”
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Rick, himself, is ten years younger than Joe Biden, but 40 years older than Lucy… and he doesn’t agree with her sign: “That’s bullshit! He’s an old man who stutters, so what? You want me to lose my humanity because he’s not perfect? No. He spent his whole life trying to serve his country. That’s why I love him and that’s why he can get reelected.”
The election is in four months. So, Emma thinks it’s already too late to replace Joe Biden: “At this point, changing it could make the Democratic Party look like it’s in tatters.“And she completes: “If someone else is going to run, it has to be a strong candidate. Maybe Michelle Obama, someone like that, I don’t know.“The most credible option would be a candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris.
