Democrats are at a loss for what to do after President Joe Biden’s appalling performance in the debate.
I discussed the potential for California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to replace Biden in the presidential contest in a piece I wrote last year. It appears that the conjecture is about to come true.
There have allegedly been a lot of names mentioned since former President Donald Trump decisively defeated Biden on Thursday night. Newsom seems to be near the top of that list, though.
As a stand-in for the Biden campaign, Newsom journeyed to Atlanta, Georgia, the site of the debate.
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The Democratic Party’s chances of winning the 2024 election remain slim, regardless of who is running, Biden or Newsom.
In a March Rasmussen Reports study, 51% of participants stated they would support former President Donald Trump over California Governor Gavin Newsom in a straight-up election, while only 34% supported the former governor.
According to a February Emerson College Polling survey, Trump would also win a hypothetical contest against Newsom by a margin of 10 points (46 percent to 36).
Furthermore, according to a November Fox News survey, Trump would defeat Newsom 49 to 45 percent in the campaign for the presidency.
The left is therefore doomed, regardless of whether Democrats decide to keep Biden in the race or, as the rumors suggest, replace him with Newsom.
Declaring that he would never “turn his back on the president,” Newsom told reporters on Thursday that he believed Biden could serve as the nation’s leader for a further four years.
“I was with him most of the time. I am familiar with Joe Biden and his accomplishments over the past three and a half years. I know what he’s capable of. In response to speculation that he will succeed the 80-year-old president, Newsom stated, “And I have no trepidations.”
Reiterating his earlier claims, he declared that Biden was “going to win this election.”
Author: Blake Ambrose
