{"id":166738,"date":"2024-07-20T10:42:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T10:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/?p=166738"},"modified":"2024-07-20T10:42:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T10:42:39","slug":"biden-pushes-party-unity-as-he-resists-calls-to-step-aside-says-hell-return-to-campaign-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/biden-pushes-party-unity-as-he-resists-calls-to-step-aside-says-hell-return-to-campaign-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he\u2019ll return to campaign next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Joe Biden on Friday, July 19, 2024, appealed for party unity to take on former President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cdark vision<\/em>,\u201d working to hold off pressure from Democrats at the highest levels for him to bow out of the 2024 election to make way for a new nominee and avoid widespread losses.<\/p>\n

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As more Democratic members of Congress called for him to drop out Friday \u2014 bringing the total since his disastrous debate against Trump to at least 30 \u2014 Biden remained isolated at his beach house in Delaware after being diagnosed with covid. The president, who has insisted he can beat Republican Donald Trump, was huddling with family and relying on a few longtime aides as he tries to resist efforts to shove him aside.<\/p>\n

Biden, in a statement, said Trump\u2019s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention showcased a \u201cdark vision for the future<\/em>.\u201d The president, seeking to move the political conversation away from his psychic state and onto his rival\u2019s agenda, said he was planning to return to the campaign trail next week and insisted he has a path to victory over Trump, despite the worries of some of his party\u2019s most eminent members.<\/p>\n

\u201cTogether, as a party and as a country, we can and will defeat him at the ballot box<\/em>,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThe stakes are high, and the choice is clear. Together, we will win<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, his campaign chair, Jen O\u2019Malley Dillion, acknowledged \u201cslippage<\/em>\u201d in support for the president, but insisted he is \u201cabsolutely<\/em>\u201d remaining in the race and that the campaign sees \u201cmultiple paths<\/em>\u201d to beating Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of work to do to reassure the American people that yes he\u2019s old, but he can win<\/em>,\u201d she told MSNBC\u2019s<\/em> \u201cMorning Joe<\/em>\u201d show. But she said voters concerned about Biden\u2019s psychic state condition to lead aren\u2019t switching to vote for Trump. \u201cThey have questions, but they are staying with Joe Biden<\/em>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the Democratic National Committee \u2019s rulemaking arm held a meeting Friday, pressing ahead with plans for a virtual roll call before Aug. 7 to nominate the presidential pick, ahead of the party\u2019s convention later in the month in Chicago.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Biden deserves the respect to have important family conversations with members of the caucus and colleagues in the House and Senate and Democratic leadership and not be battling leaks and press statements<\/em>,\u201d Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, Biden\u2019s closest friend in Congress and his campaign co-chair, told The Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a pivotal few days for the president and his party: Trump has wrapped up an enthusiastic Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. And Democrats, racing time, are considering the extraordinary possibility of Biden stepping aside for a new presidential nominee before their own convention.<\/p>\n

Among the democrats expressing worries to allies about Biden\u2019s chances were former President Barack Obama and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who has privately told Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn\u2019t step away from the 2024 race.<\/p>\n

New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich called on Biden to exit the race, making him the third Senate Democrat to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy passing the torch, he would secure his legacy as one of our nation\u2019s greatest leaders and allow us to unite behind a candidate who can best defeat Donald Trump and safeguard the future of our democracy<\/em>,\u201d said Heinrich, who is up for reelection this fall.<\/p>\n

And Reps. Jared Huffman, Mark Veasey, Chuy Garcia and Mark Pocan, together called on Biden to step aside. \u201cWe need to defeat Donald Trump to save our democracy<\/em>,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n

Separately, Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois wrote in an op-ed that with \u201ca heavy heart and much personal reflection<\/em>\u201d he, too, was calling on Biden to \u201cpass the torch to a new generation<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campaign officials said Biden was even more committed to staying in the race despite the calls for him to go. And senior West Wing aides have had no internal discussions or conversations with the president about Biden dropping out.<\/p>\n

Biden picked up a key endorsement from the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. CHC BOLD PAC said the Biden administration has shown \u201cunwavering commitment<\/em>\u201d to Latinos and \u201cthe stakes couldn\u2019t be higher<\/em>\u201d in this election. \u201cPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have delivered for the Latino community<\/em>,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n

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But there is also time to reconsider. Biden has been told the campaign is having trouble raising money, and key Democrats see an opportunity as he is away from the campaign for a few days to encourage his exit. Among his Cabinet, some are resigned to the likelihood of him losing in November.<\/p>\n

The reporting in this story is based in part on information from almost a dozen people who insisted on anonymity to discuss sensitive private deliberations. The Washington Post<\/em> first reported on Obama\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n

Biden, 81, tested positive for covid while traveling in Las Vegas earlier this week and is experiencing \u201cmild symptoms<\/em>\u201d including \u201cgeneral malaise<\/em>\u201d from the infection, the White House said.<\/p>\n

The president himself, in a radio interview taped just before he tested positive, dismissed the idea it was too late for him to recover politically, telling Univision<\/em>\u2019s Luis Sandoval that many people don\u2019t focus on the November election until September.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the talk about who\u2019s leading and where and how, is kind of, you know \u2014 everything so far between Trump and me has been basically even<\/em>,\u201d he said in an excerpt of the interview.<\/p>\n

But in Congress, Democratic lawmakers have begun having private conversations about lining up behind Harris as an alternative. One lawmaker said Biden\u2019s own advisers are unable to reach a unanimous recommendation about what he should do. More in Congress are considering joining the others who have called for Biden to drop out. Some prefer an open process for choosing a new presidential nominee.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clear the issue won\u2019t go away<\/em>,\u201d said Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, the other Senate Democrat who has publicly said Biden should exit the race. Welch said the current state of party angst \u2014 with lawmakers panicking and donors revolting \u2014 was \u201cnot sustainable<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, influential Democrats including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries are sending signals of concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is of course work to be done, and that in fact is the case because we are an evenly divided country<\/em>,\u201d Jeffries said in an interview on WNYC<\/em> radio.<\/p>\n

But he also said, \u201cThe ticket that exists right now is the ticket that we can win on. It\u2019s his decision to make<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among Democrats nationwide, nearly two-thirds say Biden should step aside and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. That sharply undercuts Biden\u2019s post-debate claim that \u201caverage Democrats<\/em>\u201d are still with him.<\/p>\n

Amid the turmoil, a majority of Democrats think Vice President Kamala Harris would make a good president.<\/p>\n

A poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 6 in 10 Democrats believe Harris would do a good job in the top slot. About 2 in 10 Democrats don\u2019t believe she would, and another 2 in 10 say they don\u2019t know enough to say.<\/p>\n

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\nJuly 20, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

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