Biden continues to resist Democratic calls to end re-election campaign | US elections 2024
Democrats were in an apparent stalemate Saturday as former Vice President Joe Biden continued to endure calls to end his reelection campaign after a week of stunning intraparty moves to remove from office the candidate many expected to have a good chance of beating President Donald Trump. In the weeks since his disastrous debate defeat […]
Democratic insiders say Biden’s crisis response almost as bad as debate
Democratic strategists and party insiders say the post-debate crisis response is doing just as much damage to President Biden’s chances of beating former President Trump in November as the disastrous debate performance itself. They say there is little Biden can do to change the situation unless he drops out of the race, a view shared […]
Democratic congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee dies aged 74, family says | US news
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, an outspoken advocate for African-American and women’s rights and a strong progressive voice within the Democratic Party, has died, her family posted on X late Friday. Jackson Lee, from Texas, announced last month that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment. She was 74, according to […]
Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Dies At 74-Years-Old
Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee died Friday evening at age 74, her office announced. In a statement posted to the late Texas lawmaker’s Twitter account, Lee’s office announced her passing and praised her work in the state. The cause of death is unknown, but Lee revealed that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer […]
AOC knocks Democratic colleagues for privately raising concerns about Biden: ‘That’s bulls–t!’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Thursday delivered an impassioned defense of President Biden’s electoral prospects against former President Donald Trump, accusing Democratic lawmakers of privately expressing concerns about Biden’s candidacy and underestimating him. “What I’m seeing right now, and what I want you to know, is that over the last few weeks, a number of […]
Michigan GOP congressional candidate blasts Republicans for endorsing his Democratic opponent
DEXTER, Mich. — Several Michigan Republicans have made the surprising choice to support Democratic House candidate Curtis Hertel Jr. in a hotly contested race for a Lansing-area seat. This is not the first time Republicans have endorsed an opponent of Tom Barrett. In 2022, then-Rep. Liz Cheney endorsed Elisa Slotkin for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District […]
Major Democratic donor tells Biden to choose ‘vanity or virtue’
Major Democratic donor Michael Mortiz has joined calls for President Biden to withdraw from the presidential race against former President Trump. Mortiz, a billionaire Silicon Valley venture capitalist, became one of the Democratic Party’s largest donors to pressure Biden to drop his campaign after his public comments. “Sadly, President Biden has a choice between vanity […]
Why Democratic front-runners might be hesitant to join a Harris ticket
President Joe Biden is facing long odds in his quest to defeat former President Donald Trump in November, with his party calling for him to step down amid negative polling numbers and age-related concerns. Vice President Kamala Harris is the favorite to take Biden’s spot if he steps aside, but she could be facing her […]
X/Twitter Algorithm Favors Democratic Lawmakers over Republicans
A recent investigation by the Media Research Center (MRC) revealed that X’s algorithms are significantly biased, favoring Democrats over Republicans in the run-up to the 2024 elections. MRC Free Speech America, a media research center, focuses on censorship by big tech companies. Reports A comprehensive study conducted by the group found that social media giant […]
‘Shameful’: Rep. Omar calls out ‘lack of leadership’ amid Democratic upheaval
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a ranking member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, called the “leaks” and “lack of leadership” within the Democratic Party “embarrassing” as serious doubts remain about whether President Biden can defeat former President Trump in November. “I can’t tell you how embarrassing it is to hear leaks like this about what Democratic […]