The presidential campaign in the United States continues, with Joe Biden’s fight to maintain his candidacy after his very disappointing and worrying debate last week against Donald Trump. The Democratic camp is wondering aloud about the advisability of changing candidates. The 81-year-old president is aware of the doubts about his ability to go all the way, but has no intention of withdrawing.
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Regarding the question of President Biden to withdraw his candidacy from the presidential campaign, no, ” absolutely not “, officially answers White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre when asked the question directly. And this is also what Joe Biden himself told his campaign teams when he spoke to them during the day on Wednesday, July 3.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris met with Democratic governors and congressmen in the evening to confirm the president’s ability to be the party’s nominee after his failed debate with Donald Trump on June 27. After the interview, described as ” honest ” by three of them as they left the White House, they assured their support for the president. “ He supported us, it’s up to us to support him “, was said despite post-debate polls showing a weakening of voter support. While not yet catastrophic, the numbers, which were already not very good, are not going in the right direction, two polls published Wednesday by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal report a clear advance of Donald Trump in voting intentions nationwide.
The Biden clan, for its part, is fully behind the president, particularly his wife Jill Biden, who went during the day to inaugurate a campaign office in the key state of Michigan. She told the teams: ” Joe is the Democratic nominee, and he’s going to beat Donald Trump like he did in 2020 ” The same evening of the debate against Donald Trumpshe had defended a husband who did not seem completely in his element. She has done it again since, like the entire family who came to support the president last weekend at Camp David, preferring, according to sources close to the White House, to question the preparation of the debate by the president’s close advisers.
Joe Biden plans to give an interview to ABC television on Friday and hold a solo press conference next week, the aim being to demonstrate his ability to speak without a teleprompter. He will also visit two decisive states, Michigan (July 5) and Pennsylvania (July 7), reports theFrance Media Agency.
If Joe Biden were to withdraw his candidacy, what are the possible scenarios for the Democratic Party?
After President Joe Biden’s very poor showing against Donald Trump last week, there are growing discordant voices doubting his ability to continue the campaign. This is just speculation for now, as long as Joe Biden has not decided to leave the race, but if he does, the Democratic Party could change its rules to allow another figure to be elected at the party convention next month. This would be what is called an open convention.
Under the current rules, the delegates who elected Joe Biden in the primaries are supposed to induct the same Biden. His Vice President Kamala Harris, California Governor Gary Newsom, among the pundits, the bets are already open to guess the new headliner. In any case, Joe Biden would have to clearly indicate his successor to give him a chance of success, at least at the convention.
If Joe Biden ultimately decides to step down, but only after being elected by the Democratic convention, it would be an even bigger leap into the unknown, experts say. The Democratic Party would then suffer the events and run a real risk of losing to Donald Trump.
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