‘Hold your nose and vote': Progressives weigh backing Biden
4 years, 8 months ago

‘Hold your nose and vote': Progressives weigh backing Biden

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — When Bernie Sanders didn’t win the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, Silvia Machado and Patrick Gibbons voted for Green Party candidate Jill Stein in protest. While some voters are making a practical calculation to beat Trump by supporting Biden, other leaders of the movement are urging caution until Biden embraces priorities such as the universal health care plan known as “ Medicare for All.” “The Biden that exists now will not get a lot of votes from progressives currently inclined to not vote at all or to vote third party,” said Norman Solomon, co-founder of the activist organization Roots Action. In Arizona, a state that Democrats are hoping to flip in November, 8% of Democratic primary voters overall said they would not vote for Biden in November. “We can’t come back from this unless we have some very strong leadership in the next four years,” Trejo-Ibarra said, adding that he’s not excited about Biden, but is a realist. “I guess I must compromise.” Jack Wilsbach, a 21-year-old junior at Ohio State University, said he knows many Sanders supporters who will not support Biden.

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Biden or not, Democrats face critical choices in squabble over presidential ticket
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden or not, Democrats face critical choices in squabble over presidential ticket

LA Times  

With President Biden repeatedly insisting he will not quit the race, Democrats focusing on his slipping poll numbers are hurting their cause, a prominent pollster says. “That,” said one senior House Democratic aide, “is what we’re all trying to figure out.” ‘A test of how strong the party is’ During an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday, Jen O’Malley …

Biden should drop out, nearly two-thirds of Democrats say: AP-NORC Poll
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden should drop out, nearly two-thirds of Democrats say: AP-NORC Poll

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to a new poll, sharply undercutting his post-debate claim that “average Democrats” are still with him even if some “big names” are turning on him. “I think he’s frankly just too old for the job.” …

Biden says pressure on him is driven by elites. Voters paint a more complicated picture
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden says pressure on him is driven by elites. Voters paint a more complicated picture

Associated Press  

SAGINAW, Mich. — Considering her choices in this year’s rapidly approaching presidential election, Rochelle Jones thinks both major party candidates should step aside. Ethan Williams talks about voting in the November presidential election, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Saginaw, Mich. Dr. Pamela Pugh, a Democratic candidate for Michigan's 8th Congressional District and member of the State Board of Education, talks …

Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania as Democrats discuss his candidacy
6 months ago

Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania as Democrats discuss his candidacy

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania despite rising Democratic pressure to end re-election bid after weak debate performance. United States President Joe Biden is on a campaign trail in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania as he fights to save his endangered re-election effort following a June 27 disastrous debate performance against his rival Donald Trump. On Sunday, Biden …

Pressure is building on Biden to step aside. But many Democrats feel powerless to replace him
6 months, 1 week ago

Pressure is building on Biden to step aside. But many Democrats feel powerless to replace him

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders describes President Joe Biden’s recent debate performance as “painful.” In an interview, he says he’s not confident that Biden can win this fall. “The voters are powerless,” said Nina Turner, a national co-chair of Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, who now fears the Democratic Party cannot win again with Biden as the nominee. Otherwise, we’re on a …

Biden’s debate performance leaves down-ballot Democrats anxious — and quiet
6 months, 1 week ago

Biden’s debate performance leaves down-ballot Democrats anxious — and quiet

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. “And the top of the ticket is very important for down-ballot races, especially in swing districts.” The Republican Senate campaign arm, meanwhile, looked to seize the moment, releasing a new ad Friday that linked Democrats to Biden’s debate performance. “The debate performance matters, just like everything else that happens at …

Presidential primary elections in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Presidential primary elections in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio

Associated Press  

TEMPE, Arizona — As Joe Biden and Donald Trump moved closer to a November rematch, primary voters around the country on Tuesday urged their favored candidate to keep up the fight and worried about what might happen if their side loses this fall. Moreno’s lawyer said a former intern created the account and provided a statement from the intern, Dan …

Biden’s fraying coalition and Trump’s struggle with moderates: AP data shows nominees’ challenges
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden’s fraying coalition and Trump’s struggle with moderates: AP data shows nominees’ challenges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have secured their party’s nominations for president, setting up a rematch of the 2020 election. Only about half of Black adults have approved of Biden’s job performance in recent months, down from 94% in early 2021 — a huge decline in satisfaction among a cornerstone of the Democratic coalition. AP-NORC …

Joe Biden's 2020 voters cast doubts over US President's leadership, vow to back Trump in new poll
10 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden's 2020 voters cast doubts over US President's leadership, vow to back Trump in new poll

Hindustan Times  

While Joe Biden is facing challenges within the Democratic party over his re-election prospects, a new poll shows that the US President's 2020 voters will favour Trump in the White House race. According to a new poll released on Saturday by The New York Times and Siena College, 10% of respondents who supported Biden in 2020 now plan to cast …

Biden faces protest vote over Gaza in Michigan primary contest
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden faces protest vote over Gaza in Michigan primary contest

Hindustan Times  

The US state of Michigan votes Tuesday in a presidential primary that is expected to be another ticker-tape parade for Republican Donald Trump -- but could deliver Democratic leader Joe Biden a bloody nose over the war in Gaza. Activists in the key midwestern battleground -- where Biden's winning margin four years ago was a mere 150,000 votes -- want …

Biden’s Support From Progressives at Risk Over Border Bill and Israel
11 months ago

Biden’s Support From Progressives at Risk Over Border Bill and Israel

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—Four years ago, when President Biden clinched the Democratic nomination, he aggressively courted progressives, forming an alliance that helped propel him to the White House and has largely stayed intact. The poll found Biden’s approval rating overall to be the lowest of his presidency; additionally, the share of respondents who said Biden would do a better job than former President …

Americans 'tired of seeing' Trump and Biden in polls but will still vote: Poll
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Americans 'tired of seeing' Trump and Biden in polls but will still vote: Poll

Firstpost  

Americans are unhappy about a looming election rematch between Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican predecessor Donald Trump, but that won’t stop them from voting, a Reuters/Ipsos poll this week found. As Trump handily beat his sole remaining primary challenger, Nikki Haley, some 67% of respondents polled Monday through Wednesday said they were “tired of seeing the same candidates …

Opinion: If the alternative is Trump, why are young voters deserting Biden?
1 year ago

Opinion: If the alternative is Trump, why are young voters deserting Biden?

LA Times  

President Biden poses with Students Demand Action in Connecticut in June. Had there been no President Trump, there would be no ultraconservative majority on the Supreme Court, no Dobbs decision overturning nearly half a century of reproductive rights, no outright abortion bans in 13 states and no suffering by people like Kate Cox of Texas, who was forced to seek …

EXCLUSIVE: Dean Phillips says last night's elections prove 'we don't have a Democratic Party problem, we have a Joe Biden problem' as he files to run against 80-year-old president in the South Carolin
1 year, 2 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: Dean Phillips says last night's elections prove 'we don't have a Democratic Party problem, we have a Joe Biden problem' as he files to run against 80-year-old president in the South Carolin

Daily Mail  

Rep. Dean Phillips, who is challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination, said last night's election results prove 'we don't have a Democratic Party problem, we have a Joe Biden problem.' Phillips took another step to challenge Biden Wednesday by filing to run in the South Carolina Democratic primary, where the president will appear on the ballot. Rep. Dean …

Biden support down sharply among California voters for first time in presidency, poll shows
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden support down sharply among California voters for first time in presidency, poll shows

LA Times  

President Biden speaks Nov. 3, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine, about the mass shootings there in late October. For the first time in his presidency, a majority of California voters disapprove of President Biden’s job performance, as support for him has dropped sharply among major Democratic-leaning groups, a new poll shows. A previous Berkeley IGS-Times poll conducted in late August found …

Biden offers dire warnings about Trump, accuses mainstream GOP of ‘deafening’ silence
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden offers dire warnings about Trump, accuses mainstream GOP of ‘deafening’ silence

Associated Press  

TEMPE, Arizona — President Joe Biden issued one of his most dire warnings yet that Donald Trump and his allies are a menace to American democracy, declaring Thursday that the former president is more interested in personal power than upholding the nation’s core values and suggesting even mainstream Republicans are complicit. He’s reviving that idea ahead of next year’s presidential …

Top progressives are backing Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign. But some activists have reservations
1 year, 5 months ago

Top progressives are backing Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign. But some activists have reservations

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — President Joe Biden would seem an unnatural fit for the activists at Netroots Nation, an annual gathering of progressives that was created to harness online rage over George W. Bush’s administration. “And it’s very frustrating to be a working-class American and being fed this ‘vote blue’ narrative, when the real conditions of our everyday lives are not changing.” …

Democrats Have Doubts About Joe Biden. Biden’s Team Isn’t Worried.
1 year, 6 months ago

Democrats Have Doubts About Joe Biden. Biden’s Team Isn’t Worried.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING For all of the accomplishments, legislative and electoral, of President Joe Biden’s first term, he starts his reelection bid staring a very uncomfortable fact in the face: Even a majority of Democratic primary voters do not want him to run for president again. “Americans really don’t like the MAGA agenda and have rejected it in resounding numbers …

Biden’s diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden’s diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut Democrat-turned-Independent long known for his centrist views, voted for Joe Biden in 2020. “Centrists and moderates feel that he’s governed more from the left than they hoped,” Lieberman, a leader of the group, No Labels, said of Biden in an interview. “Young people are starving for more,” Mejia said, pointing to Biden’s …

Biden’s diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden’s diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut Democrat-turned-Independent long known for his centrist views, voted for Joe Biden in 2020. “Centrists and moderates feel that he’s governed more from the left than they hoped,” Lieberman, a leader of the group, No Labels, said of Biden in an interview. “Young people are starving for more,” Mejia said, pointing to Biden’s …

Biden’s moves on Alaska drilling, TikTok test young voters
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden’s moves on Alaska drilling, TikTok test young voters

Associated Press  

TEMPE, Ariz. — Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of young voters, a group that’s largely been in his corner. “I’m a Democrat, but I’m not voting for Biden,” said Mark Buehlmann, a 20-year-old Arizona State University student who …

Biden's TikTok, oil moves test the loyalty of young voters
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden's TikTok, oil moves test the loyalty of young voters

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I’m a Democrat, but I’m not voting for …

Biden rallies Democrats around accomplishments and against ‘extreme’ GOP ahead of possible 2024 bid
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden rallies Democrats around accomplishments and against ‘extreme’ GOP ahead of possible 2024 bid

CNN  

PHILADELPHIA CNN — President Joe Biden rallied Democrats ahead of a possible reelection bid Friday evening, leaning into the accomplishments of his first two years in office and revving up his attacks on “extreme MAGA Republicans.” “We have more to do,” Biden said at the Democratic National Committee’s winter meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The remarks at a downtown Philadelphia hotel …

Biden says there will be a Democratic bounce back in midterm polls fueled by economic 'good news'
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden says there will be a Democratic bounce back in midterm polls fueled by economic 'good news'

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed opinion polls will shift back towards Democrats ahead of next month's midterm elections after the most recent surveys suggested Republicans were taking the initiative. President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed polls will shift back towards Democrats ahead of next month's midterm elections because of what he said was 'good news …

73% of college Democrats DON'T want Biden to run for President in 2024
2 years, 4 months ago

73% of college Democrats DON'T want Biden to run for President in 2024

Daily Mail  

Almost three-quarters of college Democratic voters say they do not believe that President Joe Biden should run for re-election in 2024. An NBC/Generation Lab poll of incoming second-year students offered more bad news for the president, who has seen his fortunes improve slightly in recent weeks amid legislative wins and lower gas prices. Almost three-quarters of college Democratic voters say …

Biden’s election year challenge: Blame GOP for nation’s woes
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden’s election year challenge: Blame GOP for nation’s woes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has an election-year message for frustrated voters: At least he’s trying. Primary elections that begin next month will help show whether Democrats are embracing Biden’s vision of a moderate party that counters the increasingly far-right GOP. “I really don’t.” Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris nevertheless plan on boosting U.S. trips in coming weeks, as …

Column: They’re young and don’t love Biden, but can’t take any more of Trump
4 years, 2 months ago

Column: They’re young and don’t love Biden, but can’t take any more of Trump

LA Times  

They’re young, politically engaged, and don’t care much for President Trump. So Arteaga — who can’t abide Trump but says Biden is way too moderate for her on healthcare, the environment and social causes — already cast a ballot without voting for president. “For working-class people through the years,” Arteaga said, “there’s been no systematic change under Republican presidents or …

2020 Polls: Biden strong in red states; Collins struggling at home
4 years, 3 months ago

2020 Polls: Biden strong in red states; Collins struggling at home

LA Times  

Joe Biden continues to make inroads against President Trump in states that went Republican four years ago, new polling suggests. But new polls also show Biden winning or trailing close behind in key states that went for Trump last time around, suggesting that Biden’s position in the states is more favorable than Clinton’s was. Two red states that would make …

Joe Biden relies on endorsement of former Republican staffers to beat Trump in key states
4 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden relies on endorsement of former Republican staffers to beat Trump in key states

India Today  

Joe Biden, striving to win over still-undecided voters who could swing the election against Donald Trump, is sparing no effort to broadcast one of his most potent weapons: endorsements from many of his former Republican opponents. Walker, who two weeks ago told AFP she could not bring herself to vote for Trump -- "a worse president than I could have …

Democrats make it official, nominate Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee to take on Donald Trump
4 years, 4 months ago

Democrats make it official, nominate Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee to take on Donald Trump

Firstpost  

The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before and is now cemented as the Democrats’ candidate to defeat Trump this fall New York: Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support …

Bernie Sanders Makes Case For Supporters To Unite Behind Joe Biden
4 years, 4 months ago

Bernie Sanders Makes Case For Supporters To Unite Behind Joe Biden

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Bernie Sanders urged his supporters to vote for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in November, calling his onetime presidential rival the party’s best hope to unseat President Donald Trump in a sweeping online address Monday at the Democratic National Convention. And we need Joe Biden as our next president.” The independent senator from Vermont spoke directly …

Where it went wrong for Bernie Sanders and why Joe Biden needs him more than ever
4 years, 9 months ago

Where it went wrong for Bernie Sanders and why Joe Biden needs him more than ever

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Biden suggests DNC hold 'virtual' convention “Sanders exits …

With 3 more victories, Biden pulls further away from Sanders
4 years, 9 months ago

With 3 more victories, Biden pulls further away from Sanders

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez urged states with upcoming primaries to expand vote-by-mail and absentee balloting, as well as polling station hours — …

Joe Biden sweeps Bernie Sanders in March 17 primaries and widens delegate lead
4 years, 9 months ago

Joe Biden sweeps Bernie Sanders in March 17 primaries and widens delegate lead

LA Times  

Joe Biden swept the Arizona, Florida and Illinois primaries Tuesday, taking a long stride toward clinching the Democratic nomination on an extraordinary election day shadowed by growing fears of the coronavirus pandemic. The former vice president prevailed over Bernie Sanders in convincing fashion, forging a now-familiar coalition of party moderates, older and pragmatic voters as well as African Americans, who …

Ocasio-Cortez would back Biden in a race against Trump: "This is more important than all of us"
4 years, 10 months ago

Ocasio-Cortez would back Biden in a race against Trump: "This is more important than all of us"

Salon  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York City has been one of the most ardent supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign. But when she appeared on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" this week following Super Tuesday, the host asked the 30-year-old congresswoman what she will do if Biden ultimately becomes the nominee. Meyers, formerly of "Saturday Night Live," told …

AP VoteCast: Late deciders aid Biden, young loyal to Sanders
4 years, 10 months ago

AP VoteCast: Late deciders aid Biden, young loyal to Sanders

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s surprise victories on Super Tuesday were powered by Democratic voters who broke his way just days before casting their ballots — a wave of late momentum that scrambled the race in a matter of hours. Biden’s big win in South Carolina on Saturday revived his struggling campaign and within 72 hours pushed three of his rivals …

AP VoteCast: A state-by-state snapshot of Super Tuesday
4 years, 10 months ago

AP VoteCast: A state-by-state snapshot of Super Tuesday

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Associated Press is surveying voters in eight of the 14 states holding Democratic presidential primaries on Tuesday. Sanders won about half of Latino voters in California, while black voters were somewhat more likely to back Biden than Sanders, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg or Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Among black voters, Biden had a strong advantage: …

Centrist Democrats breathe easy as Joe Biden makes stellar turnaround in Super Tuesday contest; Bernie Sanders still at number 2
4 years, 10 months ago

Centrist Democrats breathe easy as Joe Biden makes stellar turnaround in Super Tuesday contest; Bernie Sanders still at number 2

Firstpost  

Biden’s stunning performance cemented a remarkable turnabout, remaking the Democratic presidential primary with head-spinning speed. Once on the brink of collapse, Joe Biden makes a stunning turnabout; ex-VP, Bernie Sanders likely to emerge frontrunners in Democratic race Less than a month ago, Joe Biden’s campaign was in free fall. In the days since South Carolina, high-profile Democrats have flocked to …

Democratic 2020 race up for grabs: Half of voters have changed their minds since spring, poll shows
5 years, 5 months ago

Democratic 2020 race up for grabs: Half of voters have changed their minds since spring, poll shows

LA Times  

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris of California spar during the Democratic primary debate in June in Miami as Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont looks on. Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead in the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times nationwide poll, while three senators, Kamala Harris of California, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders …

Biden takes HUGE 32-point lead over Sanders in a new poll
5 years, 8 months ago

Biden takes HUGE 32-point lead over Sanders in a new poll

Daily Mail  

Former Vice President Joe Biden has 46 per cent support in the 2020 elections from Democratic voters, according to a Monday Hill-HarrisX poll. He earned 46 per cent support in a new poll Biden emerged as a front-runner ever since officially launching his bid for president in late April. Even before announcing his campaign, Biden consistently placed first or second …

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