Well then, someone should tell Joe Biden about this before he tries to actually do it.
America doesn’t seem satisfied with the current leadership and ongoing excuses but, for some reason, President Biden has signaled he intends to run for re-election in 2024. Yes, there’s a lot of time between now and then, maybe he’ll change his mind.
Perhaps these numbers from a new Harvard CAPS–Harris Poll survey will help shape the outcome of that possibility:
A Harvard CAPS–Harris Poll survey shared exclusively with The Hill found that 71 percent of respondents polled do not think Biden should run for a second term, compared to 29 percent who say he should run.
Among the contingent of respondents who believe the president should not run, 45 percent said Biden should not make another bid because he is a bad president, while about one-third of respondents said he is too old and about one-quarter said because it is time for a change.
“President Biden may want to run again but the voters say ‘no’ to the idea of a second term, panning the job he is doing as president. Only 30 percent of Democrats would even vote for him in a Democratic presidential primary,” Mark Penn, the co-director of the Harvard CAPS–Harris Poll survey, said.
That’s only 30% of Democrats who would give Biden a nod in 2024. Much of this assumes that there is someone better waiting behind Biden that could carry the mantle and somehow explain away the entire list of failures that make up the Biden presidency.
What’s the selling point for Biden 2024? We’re going to keep fighting Russia via Ukraine in perpetuity and blame high gas prices on Vladimir Putin forever? The product is weak and Americans are experiencing a major round of voter regret, why would anyone be ready for another Biden run in 2024?
The question worth asking is which Democratic candidate could replace Biden at the top of the ticket? Vice President Kamala Harris is a natural reactionary pick, but she’s stained with Biden’s legacy too. Her tenure has been marred with one embarrassing incident after another.
Some point to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg as another possible successor. After all, Buttigieg did win the 2020 Iowa caucus and clearly had a following during the campaign before eventually dropping out to endorse Biden. The problem with Mayor Pete is that he’s tarnished with the same Biden failures that Harris is. It’s true that Buttigieg is not as inept as Harris on the stump and comes off as more relatable but similarly remains out of touch with voters as he touts electric cars to fix complaints about high gas prices.
Maybe it’s Hillary Clinton’s turn again? Third time’s the charm? Doubtful.
In total, it seems like for one crisis after another, there’s no one at the helm of the ship and Biden seems unable to acclimate to the job.
As former Obama advisor and Democratic strategist David Axelrod said on CNN earlier today, where’s the leadership from the White House?
“This is the lot that Biden finds himself in. There is a sense that things are out of control and he is not in command this[unable to pass an abortion law] lends to that. Inflation, no one president can control inflation, but it is a gally force wind right now it’s effecting politics very hard. You heard him on the gas tax holiday, but he is not going to get the gas tax holiday and there are a lot of Americans who are skeptical about whether it would help. This is a very fraught environment for him right now,” Axelrod said.
It’s one doomed proposal after another, no wonder Americans think Biden should step aside in 2024 as practically anyone — anyone — couldn’t do much worse than the job Biden has done since taking the White House.
