Down-Ballot Democrats Distance Themselves from Biden After Debate

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Down-Ballot Democrats Distance Themselves from Biden After Debate

Paul Bois 30 Jun 2024

Democrats in the down-ballot 2024 races will start to distance themselves from President Joe Biden following his poor debate performance against former President Donald Trump last week in which cognitive abilities appeared slow and weathered.

According to a report in Dietsch Axios, Democrats in swing districts and other competitive races may decide to forgo having the president campaign with them. One House Democrat, who wished to remain anonymous, told the outlet that “frantic efforts” will be employed to avoid the Bidens during campaign season.

“I don’t ever want to see him here,” the lawmaker said. “Every single donor — and I’m only calling major donors — is furious and wants him to step aside.”

Another House Democrat, who also wished to remain anonymous, said that party members in swing districts were “freaking out” about the prospect of Biden affecting the ticket.

Likewise, another said, “I’m not a frontliner, but Trump could expand [the electoral map] to a point where I’m in a 1- or 2-point race.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/06/30/down-ballot-democrats-distance-themselves-joe-biden-debate/

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It Begins: Democrat Candidates Distance Themselves from Joe Biden

Wendell Husebø 1 Jul 2024

House and Senate Democrat candidates began distancing themselves from President Joe Biden over the weekend after his terrible debate performance.

Many down-ballot Democrat candidates in battleground states or districts will face increased headwinds come November due to the president’s lack of popularity.
A post-debate forecast from the Economist gave former President Donald Trump a 73- percent chance of victory in November. Trump leads Biden by six points in the probability of winning the popular vote in November, Nate Silver’s election model forecasted post-debate.

A party’s lead candidate, such as Biden, should ideally attract voters to down-ticket candidates, but that hope appears to be fading after Biden’s highly criticized debate performance.

“I don’t ever want to see him here,” one lawmaker told Axios of Biden, adding, “Every single donor — and I’m only calling major donors — is furious and wants him to step aside.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/07/01/it-begins-democrat-candidates-distance-themselves-joe-biden/