Fetterman insists Biden would have beaten Trump if he stayed in the race
By
Brady Knox
September 8, 2024 10:51 am
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said that President Joe Biden would have beaten former President Donald Trump had the original Democratic nominee stayed in the race.
Biden dropped out of the presidential race in July after a disastrous debate performance and tanking poll numbers, leading to a consensus among Democratic leaders that he had no path to victory. In an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, Fetterman disagreed, arguing that the president would have won reelection if he didn’t drop out.
When host Dana Bash confronted the Pennsylvania senator over his quote after the debate that replacing Biden was the “dumbest s***” he’s ever heard, Fetterman largely stuck to his guns, defending Vice President Kamala Harris but maintaining that Biden was a winning candidate.
“I do believe, fundamentally, that Joe Biden would have beaten Trump, and it was going to be very close, and I’ve always predicted that as well, too,” he said. “And now Harris, and again, she’s had an amazing run so far, and we’re raising record, record amounts of money, and she’s had an incredible all kinds of the last six weeks. But right now, it’s here we are, and it’s going to be close, and it comes down to that very same, very stark choice.”
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