The coup to replace President Joe Biden with the Democratic nominee appears to be stalled as leading Democrats have publicly backed the presumptive candidate despite serious registered reservations within the party.
From Democratic senators seeking reelection in Republican-leaning and Republican-leaning states to caucuses in heavily Democratic districts and chairs of the Black and Hispanic Caucus, Democrats are openly backing Biden, who is extremely weak, to come out on top in this fall’s presidential election.
Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) and Jon Tester (D-Montana), who are facing tough Senate races, refused to abandon Biden on Monday, and he remains adamant that he will continue to campaign with his family.
“I’m not a pundit,” Brown said Monday, according to NBC News. “I’ve spoken to people across Ohio, they have legitimate questions about whether the president should continue to campaign, and I’m going to continue to listen to people.”
Casey took a very similar approach to Brown: He refused to call for Biden to step aside and nominate another Democrat, saying the party already has “two candidates” — Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio.
“I have a race to run,” Casey reportedly added. “I’ll leave the analysis to the political scientists. I’m not going to be an analyst.”
In a statement hill,tester Said“Biden must prove to me and to the American people that he can serve in the presidency for the next four years.”
“In the meantime, I will continue to do what I’ve always done – stand up to President Biden when he’s wrong and protect Montana’s way of life,” he added.
Both men are among the nation’s Democratic senators least likely to win reelection, and their refusal to turn their backs on the president with their party’s presidential convention just over a month away comes amid growing concern on the left that he could have a negative impact on lower-ranking Democrats.
Both Brown and Tester are seeking reelection in heavily Republican states Ohio and Montana, where Trump won handily in 2016 and 2020 and where Republicans have had major electoral success in recent years. Brown is facing Republican Ohio businessman Bernie Moreno, while Tester is taking on Republican Montana businessman and Navy SEAL veteran Tim Sheehy. Casey will face Republican businessman Dave McCormick in purple Pennsylvania.
As debate over a presidential transition continues, “safer” House members from heavily Democratic districts are also supporting the president.
Members of the progressive “Squad,” led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), publicly endorsed Biden on Monday, declaring, “Joe Biden is our candidate,” CBS News’ Elise Kim reported.
I spoke with the president over the weekend. I’ve spoken with him multiple times. He’s made it very clear then and since then that he’s in this race. This matter is resolved. He reiterated that this morning, and he reiterated that to the nation: Joe Biden is our nominee. He’s not dropping out of this race. He’s in this race, and I support him.
new: @AOC Backing Biden: “I spoke with the president over the weekend. I spoke to him at length. He’s been very clear then and since then that he’s been in this race. This matter is resolved. He reiterated that this morning and reiterated that to the nation.”
— Ed O’Keefe (@edokeefe) July 8, 2024
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) followed suit, declaring to House reporter Maeve Sheehy that “with a few ‘exceptions,’ everyone supports the president.”
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who is not a member of the brigade, changed his tune on Monday. The New York Times Congressional reporter Annie Karni I got it.To quote my colleague Maya C. Miller:
“Nadler says he still has concerns about Biden’s candidacy, but that it’s now ‘not important,'” Karni said in the X post. “‘He’s going to be our candidate. We should all support him.’
Woof.
Nadler said he still had concerns about Biden’s candidacy, but that “doesn’t matter” now. “He’s going to be our nominee, and we should all support him.”
Two days ago, Nadler called Biden on a private phone call to ask him to drop his candidacy.
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— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) July 9, 2024
“Two days ago, in a private call, Mr. Nadler asked Mr. Biden to end his candidacy,” she added.
Nadler is not the only one to have privately expressed concerns about Biden being the nominee. One House Democrat, speaking anonymously, Said “The dam holds,” said Axios congressional reporter Andrew Solender, adding that “few lawmakers will openly support Biden leaving office.”
Mood check tomorrow: A House Democrat deeply skeptical of Biden tells me that “the dam is holding” and predicts that “very few members will openly support Biden leaving office.”
“As someone who was hoping for closure and is disappointed that it’s over, believe me, it’s over.”
—Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) July 9, 2024
“As someone who was hoping for this to happen and someone who is disappointed that it’s over, believe me, it’s over,” the representative added.
Leaders of the Black and Hispanic Caucus reconfirmation He announced his support for Biden on Monday.
Biden gets yet another significant endorsement pic.twitter.com/OUhEeSrnPd
—Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 9, 2024
PolyMarket’s betting market for the Democratic nomination has seen significant fluctuations in recent days, but as of midday Tuesday, Biden had regained his status as the overwhelming favorite to win the nomination.
Polymarket give As of this writing, Biden has roughly a 7 in 10 chance of winning the nomination, while Harris has a 2 in 10 chance, a marked difference from July 3, when Harris secured the nomination. Preferred He has a 49 percent chance of becoming the nominee, compared to Biden’s 38 percent.
Biden has made clear his intention to continue campaigning, and first lady Jill Biden said at an event in Columbus, Georgia, on Monday that she, like her husband, is “fully committed.”
“Joe has made it clear he’s committed,” Jill Biden said, after the chants of “four more years” had died down. “I’m committed, and so are you, or we wouldn’t be here today.” #Gapolhttps://t.co/OiYAbx5BVo
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) July 9, 2024
“Joe has made it clear he’s committed to this effort,” Jill Biden said. Said, Atlanta Journal-Constitution “I’m doing my best, and I know you are too. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be here today.”
Breitbart News also reported on this.
According to reports, internal Democratic Party surveys have revealed that House Republicans could gain as many as 20 seats, further expanding their majority.
“One Democratic insider told me that lawmakers have been briefed on polls that suggest House Democrats could lose as many as 20 seats,” says Mark Caputo, national political reporter at the Bulwark. I have written.
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One battleground Democrat said the meeting was “tense.” Another said Biden “has to step down.” “There were people who actually cried, and it wasn’t for Biden,” the same Democrat said.
