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Joe Biden has reportedly become more open in recent days to hearing arguments that he should step aside as the Democratic presidential candidate after the party’s two main congressional leaders told him they doubted his ability to beat Donald Trump.

While continuing to insist he will be the party’s nominee in November, the president has reportedly started asking questions about negative polling data and whether Vice-President Kamala Harris, considered the favourite to replace him if were to withdraw, fares better.

The indications of a possible rethink come after Biden tested positive on Wednesday for Covid-19, forcing him to isolate for several days while curtailing a campaigning visit to Nevada that had been part of a drive to show his candidacy was very much alive.

It also coincides with fresh polling data showing that he now trails Trump by two points in Virginia, a state he won by 10 points in 2020.

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[-] irotsoma@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago

The only way for the Dems to win is either to put a woman up for election and have her push hard for abortion rights and talk about nothing else so her conservative politics don't push away the majority of non-Republicans, like Hillary did, or put up someone left of center for once and give the people who are tired of voting for the lesser evil a chance to be excited for a candidate. But that's unlikely.

[-] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 10 points 4 months ago

Porque no los dos with AOC. But the quadfecta of being a woman, a person of color, a leftist, and someone born after the invention of color TV means the Dems would have to be really desperate to nominate her. Like the United States itself would have to be at risk of falling completely into the hands of fascism for them to be that desperate.

[-] Sybilvane@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

We are at that point already and they still won't consider it.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

You get one shot at running for president really. AOC shouldn't waste it on this election yet. She wouldn't win, and then that would prevent her from winning a nomination in future elections.

[-] Xanis@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Falling completely into the hands of fascism, you say?

[-] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago

TIL color television is only 80 years old, and standardized color broadcasts only 71...

[-] Papergeist@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

She isn't old enough to run. She's only 34.

[-] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 2 points 4 months ago

She'll be 35 by inauguration time, which is what matters according to the Constitution.

[-] rockman057@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

She will be 35 in October, so she would be able to run.

[-] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago
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