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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) met with President Biden Thursday night to relay the sentiments of the House Democratic Caucus regarding his reelection bid, as concerns grow within the ranks about the incumbent’s ability to beat former President Trump in November.

The meeting — revealed in a letter to colleagues Friday morning — came after Jeffries spoke with a large swath of House Democrats in the two weeks since last month’s debate, which prompted concerns about Biden’s viability at the top of the presidential ticket. . The meeting took place after Biden’s high-stakes press conference that evening, a source familiar told The Hill.

Jeffries said he passed along the “full breadth” of thoughts he heard within his caucus.

    • Neato@ttrpg.network
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      4 months ago

      If you vote for a third party in November you are helping Trump win. The primaries are over. It’s either Biden or whomever the DNC picks now. There are 2 options, 1 of which might be up in the air.

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        4 months ago

        The primaries never really happened, Biden was the only candidate to be on all the ballots. The next closest was only in slightly more than half.

        During the primary it was “shame on you don’t primary an incumbent! That’s bad!”

        Now it’s “oh look at the primary! Shame on you!”

        Biden can’t beat Trump. Hell, he can’t even keep his own VP straight. If you think it doesn’t matter… it does. The confusion caused by a gaff when responding to a crisis is rather significant. Being able to communicate clearly and decisively is a not-insignificant part of the job.

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          During the primary it was “shame on you don’t primary an incumbent! That’s bad!”

          I can only speak for myself; I never said that.

          I think there’s a fair argument that the Democrats kept the extent of his oldness a secret through the primaries which they should not have done.

          Biden can’t beat Trump.

          Are you aware that they’re in a dead even heat among registered voters (according to the polls that are garbage, but, that’s what the polls say), and that the ratio of registered voters who will turn into actual voters in the election is quantitatively way higher among the Democrats?

          It’s way more complex than just that for several reasons, and definitely not a reason to relax with so much on the line (or automatically discount the idea of replacing him), but the bottom line “can he?” answer right now is yes. I’m aware that the media narrative is that it’s not. Why are you saying he can’t beat Trump?

          Hell, he can’t even keep his own VP straight. If you think it doesn’t matter… it does. The confusion caused by a gaff when responding to a crisis is rather significant. Being able to communicate clearly and decisively is a not-insignificant part of the job.

          Yeah, because Trump makes good decisions in a crisis and communicates clearly and decisively and never makes gaffes.

          Biden’s press conference included coherent adult answers to a bunch of policy questions, and also some awful facepalming gaffes. If that means we need to disqualify him from the presidency, we need to fire Trump into the sun.