Washington Examiner / Magazine
October 3, 2023 Issue
October 3, 2023 Print Edition
Cover Story
Biden’s decision and the ghosts of presidents past
Democrats are anxious over a recent poll showing that nearly two-thirds of Democrats do not want President Joe Biden to run again. Worse still, from their perspective, is the survey’s finding that Biden is trailing in a head-to-head matchup against his likely Republican opponent. The feeling is bipartisan: 70% of voters don’t think Biden should run for reelection. Yet Biden remains undeterred. And if the president is simply trying to wait out the doubters until his candidacy becomes inevitable, he might need a new strategy: History shows that many past presidents have both mulled and even chosen to drop out of the race later in the cycle than we are now. WHY RALPH NADER IS BACKING BIDEN OVER ALTERNATIVE CANDIDATES IN 2024 RACE In 1904, Teddy Roosevelt was serving as president after replacing the assassinated...

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