Biden Should Withdraw Says Climate Activist Aru Shiney-Ajay
July 14, 2024
Joe Biden’s approval rating among U.S. voters was 40% before his June 27 televised debate against rival Donald Trump. Biden’s rating is lower than that of any other recent first-term president in the summer before their re-election, including Trump’s 41% in July 2020. The exception, notes NBC News, was George H.W. Bush, whose approval rating was 34% before he lost.
So, Biden’s chances of being re-elected President were slim even before his disastrous performance at the debate. The New York Times, Washington Post as well as late-night TV comics, who backed Biden before the debate, pointed out his incoherence at the debate and asked him to withdraw. For instance, a New York Times editorial noted that during the debate Biden “struggled to hold Mr. Trump accountable for his lies, his failures and his chilling plans. More than once, he struggled to make it to the end of a sentence.”
Biden, 81-years-old, says he is staying in the race since he is the Democrat with the best chance of beating Republican Trump. He says his bad debate performance was due to a cold and lack of sleep.
So far, 19 moderate Democratic lawmakers, 18 members of Congress and one Senator, have publicly asked Biden to withdraw. Several major Democratic donors, including actor George Clooney, also want him to withdraw.
In contrast, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other leftist Democratic lawmakers as well as leftist lobbies and activist groups are urging Biden to stay in the race.
On July 12, Sunrise Movement broke from the ranks of the left groups. “Joe Biden’s next climate legacy-defining act must be to pass the torch to a new nominee,” Aru Shiney-Ajay, Executive Director of the climate activist group said in a statement.
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