Republican strategist Karl Rove suggested Friday that President Biden may step aside before November, saying his campaign is “bleeding before us” after a weak debate show last week.
“This situation has deteriorated and who thinks that will change?” he said in an interview with Fox News’ “America Reports.” “It is not.”
Rove added that he thinks most people no longer want to vote for Biden and that if the Democratic Party wants to keep the incumbent as their candidate, they would be throwing the election away.
“I bet he’s gone,” Rove told guest host Alicia Acuna. “His campaign is bleeding before us and it will end soon.”
Rove, who served as a senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, pointed to polls that showed Republicans generally feel somewhat enthusiastic about voting for former President Trump, but very few Democrats say they are eager to cast their ballots for Biden.
“We’ve seen polls over the last year and a half that, before the debate, said the American people had deep concerns that he wasn’t ready to serve another four years,” Rove said.
The president’s debate performance last week sparked widespread panic among Democrats not only about Biden’s ability to defeat Trump this fall, but also about his ability to fulfill the role of president for another term.
Since then, there have been many calls for him to drop out of the race and allow another candidate to face Trump. Biden and his team, however, insisted that he is “not going anywhere.”
In his first major rally since the recalls began, Biden declared strongly on Friday that he would remain in the race. He also met with Democratic governors in an attempt to gain their support, many of whom agreed.
Biden’s first post-debate interview will air Friday night in what is widely seen as a defining moment in saving his campaign.
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