US President Joe Biden's advisers move ahead with planning for his potential 2024 re-election campaign as Biden ponders a final decision on whether he will run for a second term. The Wall Street Journal writes about it..
Biden's team has begun preliminary discussions about the structure of the campaign and who could take on key roles, although there is no schedule yet for recruiting representatives, as well as the location of the headquarters.. Options include Philadelphia, where the 2020 campaign was based prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the president's hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
Biden advisers, who declined to discuss details of a potential campaign, said it would be foolish not to plan one as the president considers running for another term..
Biden himself said he intends to run, but has not yet made a final decision and will confer with his family during the holidays.. The unexpected strength of Democrats in November's midterm elections, in which they held onto a projected Republican victory in Congress, helped him consolidate support within the party and stop talk of potential rivals.. White House chief of staff Ron Klein expects Biden to run again.
Biden, who turned 80 last month, is struggling with low approval ratings and skepticism from some voters about whether he should run again.. The latest Wall Street Journal poll found 43% of registered voters are positive about Biden, while 54% are negative. Presidential advisers say the midterms showed that Biden's policies - including the recent energy, health care and tax bill, his support for abortion rights, and speeches that democracy is under threat - are popular with voters..
Biden has made it clear he is seeking revenge against former President Donald Trump, who announced his plans to run again after losing the 2020 election.. WSJ Poll Shows Biden Slightly Leading Trump By 45% To 43% In A Hypothetical Showdown. Trump's initial campaign is already fraught with controversy and legal troubles.
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Presidential advisers say Biden and the Democratic National Committee laid the groundwork for the 2024 campaign during the midterms.
The list of key Senate and gubernatorial campaigns in the November election closely matches the presidential battles in 2024, so the Democratic National Committee already has organizers on the ground and workers who can help Biden's campaign in states like Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia. and Arizona.
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Biden's camp believes Republicans will have chaotic primaries with little agreement on a common agenda, according to one presidential adviser..
The Biden team consulted with " In recent weeks, the White House has hosted allies and donors to the Democratic Party at celebratory parties and briefings..
Biden's musings about whether to run put the party on hold in planning the next presidential election.. Democrats are considering holding their 2024 summer convention in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston or New York. No decision expected to be made before Biden officially launches his campaign.
Since the midterms, there have been no open moves from other Democrats considering running in the primaries.. Some, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker, have tried to boost their national popularity in recent months, but have said they won't challenge the president..
In a recent CNN poll, 59% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independent voters said they want someone other than Biden to head the party list in 2024.. Of this group, 51% said they would definitely vote for Biden if he were the party's nominee, and another 28% said they would probably support him..
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