United States President Joe Biden privately acknowledged that the next few days are crucial to whether he can save his re-election bid.
“He sees the moment. He has a clear vision,” a source told CNN. The New York Times was the first to report that Biden recognized the danger his candidacy is in.
“The research [de intenção de voto] are plummeting, fundraising is drying up and interviews are going badly. He is not oblivious [a isso]”, highlighted the source.
Thus, the president would have no doubt about what developments in the coming weeks would make him recognize that attempts to compensate for the poor performance in the Debate of CNN failed.
Since Biden’s poor performance in the CNN, Democrats across the country expressed great concern. Some elected supporters have even begun publicly calling for Biden to drop out of the candidacy for the good of the party.
In Tuesday’s private conversation, Biden was also “reprimanded” for “blaming himself” — not his team — for his debate performance.
“He [Biden] said: ‘I did a lot of foreign policy’”, the personal source reported. Biden reportedly stated that the consecutive trips to France and Italy — and the exhaustion it caused — were harmful, but that he wanted to leave the debate behind.
The president pointed out during a fundraising event in Virginia on Tuesday night that taking two important trips abroad right before the debate was a bad idea.
After the article was published by the New York Times, White House spokesman Andrew Bates wrote on social media: “This allegation is absolutely false.”
Campaign denies that Biden considers giving up
During an interview with CNN This Wednesday (3), Quentin Fulks, one of Joe Biden’s main campaign advisors, called the New York Times report about the president considering giving up his candidacy “false”.
Fulks was asked whether Biden’s upcoming interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos and recent poor polling will influence the Democrat’s decision to stay in the race.
“I don’t think this will decide,” said the advisor, adding that the campaign wants the events to go well, but that he doesn’t “think that [esses eventos tenham] influence on whether someone will continue to run for President of the United States.”
“Obviously, there were 90 minutes of poor performance in the debate, but that doesn’t define the record of achievements, that doesn’t define the vision that President Biden has”, pointed out the deputy main campaign manager.
“The president has spoken to several Democratic leaders. I think what we’re feeling in people is a sense of urgency and fear of Donald Trump,” he said, adding that Biden has been assuring these leaders that he is still in the race.
*with information from Reuters
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