“I’m not leaving” – Presidential race is getting competitive
Introduction:
US President Joe Biden has rejected calls to withdraw from his waning re-election campaign, adamantly stating that “I’m Not leaving.”
After a clumsy debate performance against his Republican opponent, Donald Trump, last week. Biden, 81, has been under increasing pressure to dispel concerns about his physical and mental health.
I’m Not Leaving:
After Thursday’s debate, in which the president repeatedly stammered and lost his train of thought. Three elected Democrats have publicly called on Biden to step down.
Additionally, a number of Democratic lawmakers have publicly stated that. They believe Biden will lose to Trump in November’s presidential election.
Addressing a supporter who yelled, “Hold on to the fight! “During an Independence Day event on Thursday, Biden reiterated his resolve to stay in the race. “Dude, you got me. I’m not going anywhere.” At the White House event, Biden stated.
Biden vowed to persevere in a pre-recorded radio interview that aired earlier on Thursday. Calling his wobbly debate performance “a bad night”.
“I made a mistake. I was wrong, Biden said. “That’s ninety minutes on stage.” “Look at what I’ve done in three and a half years.”
The electability of Biden among Democrats and funders:
The president has managed to prevent a widespread uprising against Biden’s candidacy from within his own ranks thus far. Despite mounting misgivings among Democrats and donors regarding his electability.
Following a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris and Biden at the White House on Wednesday, a group of Democratic governors reaffirmed their support for the senator.
“The president has consistently stood by us.” We’re going to support him too,” Maryland Governor Wes Moore assured the press.
Still, gaps in Biden’s support base were appearing.
Massachusetts congressman Seth Moulton became the third Democratic political official to urge Biden to drop out of the contest on Thursday.
Moulton told Boston radio station WBUR, “President Biden has served our country enormously, but now is the time for him to emulate one of our founding fathers, George Washington, and step aside to allow new leaders to rise up and challenge Donald Trump.”
The Disney family heiress Abigail Disney declared she would stop giving to the Democrats if Joe Biden continued to run for president.
The age and mental capacity of Biden
Voters’ long-standing concerns about Biden’s age and mental capacity seem to have grown more widespread following his performance in a debate.
In a poll conducted by the New York Times and Siena College on Wednesday, almost 75% of registered voters stated that Biden was too elderly to serve a second term.
Additionally, Biden fell behind Trump 49 percent to 41 percent, the largest difference since 2015.
Should Biden step down, the race would enter unknown ground.
Party members typically vote for their favourite candidate during the US presidential primary season, which has concluded, but the party will not announce its nominee until the Democratic National Convention the next month.
Biden is unlikely to face pressure to resign involuntarily because he has secured nearly all of the party’s delegates.
Despite polling lower than Trump, vice president Kamala Harris, who has supported Joe Biden, is generally regarded as the most likely candidate to succeed Biden in the event that he steps down.
Governors Gavin Newsom of California, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania have also been mentioned as potential successors.