{"id":1985258,"date":"2023-07-28T15:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-reportedly-eyeing-a-biden-alternative-for-2024-as-age-and-approval-rating-concerns-grow\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T15:52:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:52:52","slug":"democrats-reportedly-eyeing-a-biden-alternative-for-2024-as-age-and-approval-rating-concerns-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-reportedly-eyeing-a-biden-alternative-for-2024-as-age-and-approval-rating-concerns-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats considering alternative to Biden for 2024 due to age and approval rating concerns."},"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\">28<\/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%2Fdemocrats-reportedly-eyeing-a-biden-alternative-for-2024-as-age-and-approval-rating-concerns-grow%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=1985258&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--><h2>Democrats Reportedly\u2063 Eyeing a\u200d Biden Alternative\u200c for\u200d 2024 as Age and Approval Rating Concerns Grow<\/h2>\n<p>According to\u2062 a \u200creport from \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2023\/07\/28\/2024-presidential-contest-candidates-biden-trump-00108685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, Democrats are actively\u2063 seeking out Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota \u2063as a potential challenger to President Joe\u2063 Biden in the 2024\u200c primary.<\/p>\n<p>As concerns over Biden&#8217;s age and approval \u200bratings,\u200d as well \u2062as \u200cthe impact\u200c of third-party candidates, continue to mount, \u2063Democrats\u2064 are \u2063looking for another contender to emerge.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips\u200b is set\u2062 to meet \u2063with Democratic donors \u200bin New York City \u200dnext week to discuss a potential bid. However, this bid would only come into play if \u2062there was a serious decline in the president&#8217;s \u200chealth or standing among the electorate.<\/p>\n<p>Although Politico describes Phillips as a &#8220;moderate,&#8221;\u2062 his <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipsforcongress.org\/dean-phillips\/priorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign website<\/a> reveals a strong focus\u2062 on\u200d issues such as\u200b women&#8217;s\u200c health and reproductive freedom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-judiciary-chairman-says-gun-control-is-top-priority\/\" title=\"Senate Judiciary Chairman Says Gun Control Is \u2018Top Priority\u2019\">gun violence prevention<\/a>, immigration reform, diversity, equity, inclusion, and climate action.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Nobody wants to be the one to do something that would undermine the chances \u2064of a Democratic victory \u200cin 2024,&#8221; Phillips previously told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2023\/02\/16\/senior-democrats-joe-biden-old-00083129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico<\/a>. &#8220;Yet in quiet\u200b rooms, the conversation is just the opposite \u2014 we could be at a higher risk if this path is cleared.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to his support for a Democratic\u200d primary, Phillips has drawn\u200c attention from donors due to his criticism \u200cof the centrist organization No Labels for considering \u200ba third-party\u2062 &#8220;unity ticket&#8221; in 2024, as reported by Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are concerned that such a candidate could siphon more votes from Biden than the Republican nominee, potentially leading to a second term for \u200cformer President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<h3>Phillips&#8217;\u2063 Perspective<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;If No Labels runs a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-joe-manchin-seduced-make-campaign-moves-based-revealing-new-voter-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Manchin<\/a> against Donald Trump and Joe Biden, I think it will be a historic disaster,&#8221; Phillips expressed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/19\/us\/politics\/no-labels-president-manchin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York\u200b Times<\/a> in May. &#8220;And I\u200d speak for\u2062 just\u200b about every moderate Democrat and frankly most of my moderate Republican friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According \u200bto a <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.big-village.com\/big-village\/2023\/07\/Big-Village-Political-Poll-07.26.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Village CARAVAN poll<\/a> conducted between Monday and \u200bWednesday, Biden&#8217;s approval rating currently stands at\u200c 38 percent, with \u200b52 percent disapproving of\u200d the president.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips, a businessman before entering politics, was first elected to\u2062 the House in 2018, winning with 55.6 percent \u200dof the vote \u2062against \u200chis Republican opponent. He secured reelection in 2022 by nearly\u2062 20 points, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Dean_Phillips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ballotpedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The RealClearPolitics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/24_democratic_presidential_nomination-8171.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">average<\/a> \u2064for \u200bthe 2024 national Democratic \u2064primary, based on polls \u2064conducted between July 5\u200b and July 20, shows\u2063 Biden with 63.2 percent support, followed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and \u2062Marianne Williamson with 13.7 percent and 5.3 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Phillips nor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-may-use-break-glass-option-keep-hunter-jail-top-law-professor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> \u2063have\u200b immediately \u2063responded to\u200c the Daily\u2064 Caller News Foundation&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation,\u2062 an independent\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-reportedly-eyeing-a-biden-alternative-for-2024-as-age-and-approval-rating-concerns-grow\/\" title=\"Democrats considering alternative to Biden for 2024 due to age and approval rating concerns.\">nonpartisan\u2062 newswire service<\/a>, \u200dis available without charge to any\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&#8217;s byline, and their \u2063DCNF affiliation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For any\u200c questions \u2062about our\u200b guidelines or partnering with us,\u200b please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post \u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-reportedly-eyeing-biden-alternative-2024-age-approval-rating-concerns-grow\/\">Democrats\u200b Reportedly Eyeing a Biden Alternative for 2024 as Age and\u2062 Approval\u200b Rating Concerns Grow<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Politico, Democrats are considering Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota as a potential challenger to President Joe Biden in the 2024 primary. With worries about Biden&#8217;s age, approval ratings, and the impact of third-party candidates, Democrats are searching for an alternative contender to emerge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2042,"featured_media":1985259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1985258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1985258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1985259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1985258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1985258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1985258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}