President Joe Biden and his white house On Wednesday, staffers delivered pep talks on conference calls and meetings with close allies, Democratic governors, members of Congress and campaign staff.
“Let me say it as clearly and simply as possible: I’m running.” Biden an official told NBC News during a conference call with campaign staff. “I’m not leaving. I’m going to stay in this game until the end and we’re going to win.”
The comments are part of Biden’s larger firefighting mission as his team works to quell Democratic fears about his reelection bid after his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump last week.
Biden attended Wednesday’s campaign meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris, who emerged as a potential replacement for the president if Biden drops out of the race.
On Wednesday, the president spoke with some of his closest allies and Capitol Hill supporters, including former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-N.C.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.).
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at the briefing that the president also recorded interviews for two black radio shows, “The Earl Ingram Show” on the Citizen Media Network and WURD Radio “The Source,” with Andrea Laufer-Sanders, is scheduled to air Thursday morning.
On Wednesday night, the president also plans to meet with Democratic governors across the country, many of whom have been floated as other potential alternatives to Biden. The meeting followed a gathering of governors on Monday who reportedly expressed concerns about the path forward for Democrats. NBC News.
New polls are sending mixed signals about where Biden currently stands in a head-to-head confrontation with Trump.
in the spotlight The New York Times/Siena College A poll released on Wednesday showed Trump leading Biden 49 to 41 among registered voters surveyed. For likely voters, Trump leads Biden by a slightly smaller 6 points, although that’s 3 points higher than before the debate. The New York Times Poll surveyed 1,532 registered voters across the country from June 28 to July 2.
A wall street journal A poll released Wednesday echoed these findings, with Trump leading Biden 48% to 42%. The survey interviewed 1,500 registered voters from June 29 to July 2 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
a tuesday CNN poll Trump was also found to be ahead of Biden by 6 percentage points, although this was the same result as the April poll. The margin of error for this question is plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
Polling so close after the debate represents an immediate reaction from voters, and the results could change as voters take more time to process Biden’s performance.
While Biden’s campaign continues its blitz, pressure is growing on the president to consider dropping out of the 2024 race.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that Biden has privately told an ally that he is weighing whether to remain in the race. Many media outlets, including CNN and ABC News, subsequently published similar reports. The White House has repeatedly Said these reports were Incorrect.
In television interviews on Tuesday, Pelosi and Clyburn said it was reasonable to question Biden’s physical and cognitive health, even as they also doubled down on their support for the president.
Also on Tuesday, Rep. Lloyd Doggett became the first congressional Democrat to formally call on Biden to withdraw from the race. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, later published an article Column Expressing his lack of confidence in Biden’s candidacy, he titled “Donald Trump will win the election and democracy will be fine.”
In response, the White House and Biden campaign launched a series of events over the coming week to reassure the public.
The president will be interviewed by ABC News on Friday. He will also visit the key battleground state of Wisconsin on Friday and Pennsylvania on Sunday. Additionally, the White House announced that Biden will hold a press conference at the NATO summit next week.
“This year alone, he has given more than 40 interviews and we will continue to do so,” Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday. “These are all improv. He’s done over 500 funny shows. These are all improv. We want to keep doing that.”
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