Panic is growing on the left as President Joe Biden’s candidacy puts traditionally blue states at risk and there are no signs he is willing to step aside for another candidate. The New York Times I will report.
The outlet’s Nicholas Nehamas and Keren Browning, citing strategists, Democrats campaigning and local officials, Highlighting The article, published Friday afternoon, said the political climate is shifting in states including Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Virginia.
this is, POLITICO There are reports that New York has suddenly transformed into a battleground state, borne out by polls taken before Biden’s disastrous performance in the June 27 debate, which showed Trump leading Biden by single digits.
The Democratic-leaning states are part of a strong base of electoral votes that Democrats will rely on before turning their focus to battleground states in the presidential election.
Biden’s loss in those states coincides with efforts by former President Donald Trump to expand battleground states to include Democrats, a plan he first revealed to Breitbart News in December.
of Times We interviewed several prominent Democrats, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and former President Barack Obama’s campaign strategist, David Axelrod, about Trump’s prospects in states that typically go Democratic.
Walz acknowledged that Minnesota had become a battleground and pointed to the “No Responsibility” campaign, where roughly one in five Democratic primary voters chose the No Responsibility option in protest of Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. No Responsibility won 11 delegates in the state.
“There is still work to be done to strengthen the party, especially with regard to some of the unconfirmed votes,” he said.
Obama campaign strategists also suggested that concerns on the left about Trump’s chances of winning in these states were real.
“I don’t think it’s fool’s money,” Axelrod said. Times“I think this is something that needs to be taken seriously.”
Trump has demonstrated his competitiveness in states such as New Jersey, New Mexico, Minnesota and Virginia.
Co/efficient poll conducted in New Jersey in late June found Trump led Biden narrowly, 41 percent to 40 percent, with independent Robert Kennedy Jr. at 7 percent. The remaining 13 percent were undecided. The survey was conducted among 810 likely general election voters the day before and the day of the debate. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.43 percentage points.
The 1892 poll, commissioned jointly by the Republican National Senatorial Committee and the campaign of Republican Senate candidate Nella Domenici, found Trump just one point behind Biden in tighter races and two points behind in head-to-head contests. The poll was first reported by the National Journal Review, and Breitbart News learned that 1892 surveyed 600 voters between June 19 and 24. The MOE was plus or minus 4 percentage points.
As of July 12, Biden teeth In Minnesota, the FiveThirtyEight polling averages have them at 42.3 percent and 40.8 percent, respectively, giving them a slim 1.5 percentage point lead over Trump.
And in Virginia, a Fox News poll Published A June 6 poll before the debate showed Trump and Biden neck and neck, with each at 48 percent approval, with Biden leading by one point in a tighter contest. Beacon Research and Shaw & Co. Research conducted the poll of 1,107 Virginia voters June 1-3 with an MOE of ±3 percentage points.
The report came a day after Biden held a key press conference on NATO, which avoided complete disaster but one Democrat described as a “dangerous outcome,” and has raised concerns within the party that Biden, if he becomes the nominee, could undermine other Democratic candidates.
Biden mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” and Vice President Kamala Harris as “President Trump” before the press conference, but Democratic sources told Fox News’ Jackie Heinrich that Biden was buying himself time.
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“This is a bad outcome,” the source said in a text. “Unless you’re a hunter and you need a pardon.”
“Because your resignation is taking too long?” Heinrich replied.
“Yes,” the source said.
Democratic sources commenting on Biden’s performance at the press conference:
*Addition – Biden says he has no intention of pardoning or commuting Hunter pic.twitter.com/pb5aPJufRT
— Jackie Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) July 12, 2024
Jen Psaki, Biden’s former White House press secretary, echoed the sources’ sentiment that Biden was buying the campaign time.
“This purgatory and middle stage is really difficult and it doesn’t represent a victory for the electoral process because the uncertainty is the challenge for the lesser candidates,” she added during an MSNBC appearance after the press conference.
Jen Psaki says Joe Biden’s NATO summit press conference bought him time, but purgatory continues for Democrats. Basil Smick counters that if Democrats are stuck in purgatory for another week, “it’s over.”
Psaki: “The problem with this argument is…” pic.twitter.com/2TQa6urYas— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) July 12, 2024
And on Friday morning, Biden’s former chief of staff, Ron Klain, called for an end to Democratic “panic” and party unity.
With yesterday’s press conference and this new poll, it’s time to stop panicking and unite behind the Democratic candidate and the only person to beat Trump.https://t.co/UELE5yicgq
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) July 12, 2024
“In the wake of yesterday’s press conference and this new poll, it’s time to stop panicking and unite behind the Democratic nominee and the only person who could beat Trump,” Klain declared in a post on X.
Towards the evening, CBS News report Four Democratic “sources familiar with the matter” said dozens of Senate and House Democrats are expected to “issue a statement within the next 48 hours calling on President Biden to drop out of the race.”
The poll he was referring to was a national poll conducted by NPR/PBS News/Marist. show Biden has 50 percent and Trump has 48 percent. This is a 2-point lead from Trump to Biden, compared to an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released on June 18, just a few days before the debate, which showed the two tied at 49 percent.
“The survey of 1,309 adults was conducted Tuesday and Wednesday by phone, text and online in English and Spanish. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points,” NPR notes.
