Since his disastrous debate last month, President Biden has embraced a laundry list of left-wing policy proposals, strong-armed the party's nomination process and still tried to limit spontaneous, unscripted moments.
It's saved his candidacy — for now.
Biden's moves have kept top Democrats from stampeding away from him — even as many remain privately uneasy with the 81-year-old president staying at the top of the ticket and serving another term.
Amid worries he could lose and drag down Democratic House and Senate candidates with him, just 20 Democrats in Congress have called on him to step aside.
That's partly because of promises that Biden — long a centrist Democrat — has made to his party's progressive wing.
Biden said this past week that if he's re-elected, he'd call for legislation to cap landlords' ability to hike rent prices, push for a large-scale elimination of medical debt, and pursue other plans that have been applauded by progressives such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
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I will own this if I’m wrong but I just can’t imagine people are really going to split their ticket between Trump and a Dem senator. I think they may have really low enthusiasm for Biden, but I believe he’s going to win.
@Mastertj99999Republican2yrs2Y
You gotta realize if 2 out of every 100 voters split their ticket that is 4% of the vote. The question isn't if Biden will win or not, but rather can he reach 220 electoral votes? At this point it is trending towards Washington and New York even being in play, Biden realistically could not hit 200. The democrat party is fractured and discussing doing the most undemocratic thing and replace an already democratically elected democratic nominee with someone of their choosing due to fears he will lose due to his age. Biden was already not faring the best due to his poor handling of foreign affairs and the economy, and now between the debate performance and the assassination attempt it is looking very very bleak for Biden.
History shows — unequivocally — that you have it 100% backwards. You’re right that this many people won’t split their ticket, but it moves the other way. Senators don’t carry underwater presidents, they get sunk by them. That’s why there’s a freakout happening downballot.
@ThirdPartyTimDemocrat2yrs2Y
It’s about the enthusiasm gap and low turnout of sporadic voters, not ticket splitting. The top of the ticket drives turnout and it’s weak, turnout dips … hard. Fear of Trump will help, but it’s risky to rely on it. Pollsters model turnout based on past elections, not future.
@ThirdPartyPandaGreen2yrs2Y
Some % will split their ticket, some will vote R down ballot, some just won't vote for lack of enthusiasm, and some will switch to Biden. Not exactly reassuring.
@SolidCentr1stRepublican2yrs2Y
The radical left is the most delusional arm of the Democrats. Their delusional ideology is the culprit that will destroy the Democratic Party. Some Dems are awaking from the nightmare of this ideology and feel scared.
@LobbyEmilyDemocrat2yrs2Y
Just gotta do another Nancy Pelosi appreciation post.
This woman spent her whole life brawling to become Speaker. And then what did she do? Stepped aside and passed the torch.
Now she's pulling out the boxing gloves again to try to save this Party from itself. Go, Nancy, go!
@BoredNominationDemocrat2yrs2Y
When you’re a kid, you identify with AOC. When you become an adult, you realize Pelosi makes more sense.
Why are the progressives now pro-Biden? First of all, most are substantive idiots who would like to dismantle the United States, and he is helping. But really - as a group, they know that Biden has cowered and folded like a fan when they have threatened, and who else will do that? They know a patsy they can bully when they see one.
@LlamaDaveGreen2yrs2Y
Notice that Elizabeth Warren has also not called for Biden to step aside. He installed her staffers all over government, who knows what Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom or whoever would do.
@MonkeyHaileyVeteran2yrs2Y
Do you have a medical report for Trump's gunshot treatment yet?
Biden is destroying his own career
@9R2RYYJ2yrs2Y
Any option is better than Trump. While Biden probably had better presidential debates, he is still the better option, and people need to have more faith in him. I believe he's going to win.
@PantherBrooklynDemocrat2yrs2Y
Hedging your bets? Sure you are. Thanks for riding along for as long as it benefitted you. Curry favor with the former guy now because it's easy.
@9R2QMMV2yrs2Y
Biden is moving to the far left in order to satisfy his party in order to try and win in 2024 at the cost of uniting America
The horror of a president to embrace policies that align with their party.. How dare he!! How can we survive??
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