The tide is turning against Biden — again
By
W. James Antle III
July 17, 2024 3:46 pm
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MILWAUKEE — The biggest development at the Republican National Convention may be happening nearly 800 miles away, as the push to oust President Joe Biden appears to be once again gaining steam.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who is running for Senate this year, became the latest Democratic lawmaker to call for Biden to step down as the party’s nominee. The number is now approaching two dozen, which might be manageable if Biden clearly had the support of the rank and file.
But an Associated Press poll found that two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw from the race and allow someone else to take his place at the top of the ticket. Less than a third of Democrats were confident in Biden’s ability to serve a second term.
A massive survey of the battleground states by BlueLabs Analytics painted a dire picture of Biden’s reelection prospects while a replacement candidate could fare much better.
The Democratic National Committee is still moving forward with plans for an early virtual roll call to nominate Biden, but now that won’t take place until August. Democrats say the roll call is intended to ensure their ballot access in Ohio, though state lawmakers already moved to allow Biden ballot access in the state by extending the filing deadline. DNC officials argue because of state law, the extension won’t take effect until 90 days after it was signed, which would be on Sept. 1 and therefore after the Aug. 7 deadline.
But the move is widely viewed as an attempt to help Biden run out the clock and avoid a mutiny by delegates in Chicago.
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