Washington Examiner / Magazine
November 14, 2023 Issue
November 14, 2023 Print Edition
Cover Story
Biden on the brink: Democrats start to panic about whether the president is a surefire 2024 winner
The political world was sent atwitter when the New York Times and Siena College released a series of polls from key swing states showing former President Donald Trump with a comfortable lead over President Joe Biden. The widely regarded poll confirmed what many others have shown so far this cycle — not only can Trump beat Biden, but at this point, and it is still early, he has to be counted as having at least even odds of victory.Leading Democrats found themselves in a panic. David Axelrod, the operative who can be regarded as point man for former President Barack Obama, strongly implied Biden should rethink his reelection campaign. "Only [Biden] can make this decision," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "If he continues to run, he will be the nominee of the Democratic Party. What...

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