MOSCOW, July 9, Viktor Zhdanov. Despite all the objections, Biden intends to continue his presidential campaign. That worries congressional Democrats and allies in Europe. Why the American leader refuses to leave the race is in the material.
Dangerous distanceEuropean diplomats and politicians privately express dissatisfaction with Biden’s age, health and doubt his ability to win the election. This is being talked about more and more often on the eve of the NATO summit in Washington.
“It doesn’t take a genius to see that the president is old,” noted one EU official. Another clarified: in Europe they want a second term for Biden to avoid repeated clashes with Donald Trump, but the way the situation is developing is “not encouraging.”
Televised debate between US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump
Biden agrees that he held the debate Not in the best way with Trump. Refers to a «bad night» the night before. He assures that he has no serious health problems. And he is not going to give up the fight for the White House.
“If the Lord Almighty came down and said: “Joe, get out of the race,” I would do so. But the Lord Almighty does not come down,” he emphasized.
David Axelrod, Barack Obama's chief campaign strategist, confirms that Biden is not acknowledging national concerns about his candidacy and is denying his failures in the presidential race.
Dubious SupportMajor Democratic Party donors are alarmed. «Even his excellent interview won't change my opinion that he is unlikely to beat Donald Trump in November,» Whitney Tilson said. He gave a hundred thousand dollars a year to the Democrats, but now he has doubts.
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«We respectfully urge you to decline your candidacy for re-election for the sake of our democracy and the future of the nation,” says the address to Biden, signed by 168 representatives of business and public organizations.
Former PayPal CEO Bill Harris, who donated $620,000 to the Biden Victory Fund in 2020, said his organization Democrats for the Next Generation would give $2 million to fund debates between politicians who would become the Democratic nominee if the incumbent president steps down. race.
The top Democrat in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, held a two-hour telephone conversation with fellow faction members about the upcoming campaign. Congressmen Jerrold Nadler, Adam Smith and Mark Takano opposed Biden's participation during the conversation.
US President Joe Biden during a speech in Congress at the Capitol
Jim Himes from the Intelligence Committee is confident: With Biden's candidacy, the Democrats will lose the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is now being decided whether parliament will put pressure on the president. “This week is key,” explained one of the deputies from the Democratic Party.
Biden has no doubt about the support of his fellow party members. He sent a letter to Democrats in Congress, expressing his firm intention to continue the election campaign.
Hostages of the President»Refusal to participate in the race, even after the debate — this has not happened in the United States for a hundred years. Whether Biden stays or leaves — both options are bad for the Democrats. Leaving means that the party could not find a suitable candidate for two terms. This is an internal crisis leadership. The Republicans don’t have that. Trump’s chances will increase significantly. It will become obvious that the Democrats promoted someone who ultimately did not live up to expectations,” explains Sergei Kislitsyn, a researcher at the Center for North American Studies at the IMEMO RAS.
Supporters of US President Donald Trump in Las Vegas
Biden also has serious personal motives. He and his son Hunter face new criminal charges. “He believes that being in office protects against any such cases,” notes Vladimir Vasiliev, chief researcher at the Institute for the USA and Canada.
Biden is also convinced that they will vote not for him, but against Trump, whose media discredit the Democrats are noticeably increasing as the elections approach.
“He knows for sure that power will never be given to Trump. The Democratic Party will never have such results admits. How they will do this is another question,” the political scientist clarifies.
US Vice President Kamala Harris
The Democratic Party found itself “hostage” of the president, since he received an overwhelming majority in the primaries, the expert adds. Only Biden himself can remove himself from the race. But it is impossible to take another candidate, since they did not vote for him in advance. The exception is Kamala Harris, who ran in conjunction with the current head of state.
In all other cases, Republicans have the right to file a lawsuit for violation of citizens' voting rights. In addition, the money raised for Biden's campaign essentially remains his personal account. In general, a serious political crisis broke out in the Democratic Party on the eve of the elections.