{"id":1973156,"date":"2023-07-14T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-dems-prepare-replacement-for-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T14:16:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:16:03","slug":"top-dems-prepare-replacement-for-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-dems-prepare-replacement-for-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Democrats readying alternative to Biden."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-dems-prepare-replacement-for-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1973156&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Donors and officials privately say the president &#8216;won&#8217;t actually be running for reelection,&#8217; CNN reports<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In &#8220;whispers&#8221; and &#8220;furtive phone calls,&#8221; top Democratic donors and officials are saying that &#8220;President Joe Biden won&#8217;t actually be running for reelection,&#8221; CNN reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Those Democrats are talking to &#8220;possible replacement presidential candidates,&#8221; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/13\/politics\/biden-reelection-campaign\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>, and urging them to &#8220;get ready.&#8221; They say that &#8220;time is already running out&#8221; for Biden, who has officially announced his candidacy but hasn&#8217;t named a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rudy-yakym-tapped-by-gop-to-replace-late-indiana-rep-jackie-walorski\/\" title=\"Rudy Yakym tapped by GOP to replace late Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski\">campaign finance director<\/a>, hired any on-the-ground staff in competitive states, or even opened a campaign headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;persistent sense&#8221; that Biden isn&#8217;t running will likely heighten on Saturday, when the president is required to disclose the fundraising for the first few months of his campaign. It&#8217;s already clear, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audit-michigan-may-have-paid-billions-in-fraudulent-jobless-claims-gretchen-whitmer-administration-hit-with-kickback-allegations\/\" title=\"Audit: Michigan May Have Paid Billions in 'Fraudulent' Jobless Claims; Gretchen Whitmer Administration Hit with 'Kickback' Allegations\">report found<\/a>, that &#8220;multiple big donors aren&#8217;t locking in,&#8221; while &#8220;grassroots emails are sometimes bringing in just a few thousand dollars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Almost two dozen current Biden aides, top Democratic operatives and donors, and alumni of other recent campaigns&#8221; are worried about the Biden reelection campaign, CNN reported.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s polling numbers, which have been <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/biden-approval-rating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">underwater<\/a> for two years, in June hit an all-time low of 35 percent, the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/bidens-approval-hits-all-time-low-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. Nearly 60 percent of Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/bidens-support-from-his-own-party-is-historically-low-polls-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">say<\/a> they want the party to run another candidate, a <em>Washington Post<\/em> poll found in April.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recent polls<\/a> have found Biden either running even with or losing to Republican frontrunners Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, according to <em>FiveThirtyEight<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The president&#8217;s unpopularity has led some Democrats to embrace primary opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/its-no-fluke-rfk-jr-is-consistently-polling-at-20-percent-against-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consistently polled<\/a> at around 20 percent against Biden. Kennedy&#8217;s candidacy was bolstered last month by an <em>Economist<\/em>\/YouGov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/maryroeloffs\/2023\/06\/14\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-tops-biden-trump-in-new-favorability-poll\/?sh=64df73843958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> that showed him with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-dems-prepare-replacement-for-biden\/\" title=\"Top Democrats readying alternative to Biden.\">net 19-point favorability rating<\/a>. Biden, by contrast, has a net 9-point unfavorability rating.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats&#8217; rush to find alternatives to Biden comes as the party seeks to avoid running Vice President Kamala Harris, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rips-mentally-gone-biden-over-vaccines-wont-say-yet-if-hes-running-in-2024\/\" title=\"Trump Rips \u2018Mentally Gone\u2019 Biden Over Vaccines, \u2018Won\u2019t Say Yet\u2019 If He\u2019s Running In 2024\">poll numbers<\/a> are even lower than Biden&#8217;s. &#8220;Kamala Harris can&#8217;t win&#8221; a general election, one Capitol Hill Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/biden-old-harris-busted-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> <em>New York<\/em> magazine last year. Another alternative, California governor Gavin Newsom, is dead-set on running if Biden bows out, sources close to Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/newsom-plans-to-run-for-president-if-biden-wont\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the <em>Wrap<\/em> last year. Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/dems-jockey-to-replace-biden-in-case-slippy-joe-doesnt-survive-his-next-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have<\/a> already launched or relaunched super PACs.<\/p>\n<p>The president could also face a challenge from Democratic senator Joe Manchin (W.Va.), who has not ruled out a third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/signs-hint-that-joe-manchin-could-be-preparing-for-potential-third-party-presidential-bid-report\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin may be considering a third-party presidential bid, according to reports.\">-party presidential bid<\/a>. The centrist group &#8220;No Labels&#8221; is floating Manchin as its candidate, the <em>Free Beacon<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/manchin-to-headline-no-labels-event-as-democrats-race-to-stop-third-party-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Published under:<\/strong><br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" title=\"View all posts in 2024 Election\">2024 Election<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" title=\"View all posts in Campaign\">Campaign<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" title=\"View all posts in CNN\">CNN<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/democratic-donors\/\" title=\"View all posts in Democratic Donors\">Democratic Donors<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" title=\"View all posts in Democratic Party\">Democratic Party<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/democratic-primary\/\" title=\"View all posts in Democratic Primary\">Democratic Primary<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" title=\"View all posts in Gavin Newsom\">Gavin Newsom<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"View all posts in Gretchen Whitmer\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" title=\"View all posts in Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\/\" title=\"View all posts in Joe Manchin\">Joe Manchin<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" title=\"View all posts in Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\" title=\"View all posts in Pete Buttigieg\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/polls\/\" title=\"View all posts in Polls\">Polls<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>,<br \/>\n      <span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" title=\"View all posts in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donors and officials secretly claim President Biden won&#8217;t seek reelection, as per CNN. 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