US EditionTop Democrats reckon with Biden’s reemergence as party looks to move past 2024 election
- Prominent Democrats including congressional leaders and potential 2028 contenders are grappling with questions about Joe Biden's role after the 2024 election defeat.
- This scrutiny follows Biden's 2024 race, his late withdrawal, a forthcoming book alleging his physical and mental decline, and the party's struggle with a bruising loss to Trump.
- Drawing from more than 200 interviews, primarily with Democratic insiders, the book questions Biden’s physical and mental fitness, coinciding with the Democratic Party’s approval rating dropping to an all-time low of 29%.
- Biden and his team have pushed back on claims of cognitive decline, with Biden defending his record in interviews and allies like Buttigieg and Pritzker publicly supporting him.
- While some Democrats acknowledge the risks Biden's late candidacy posed, party leaders assert they are focused on rebuilding and opposing Trump's agenda despite ongoing internal debates.
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Biden’s Decline Hampering Dems Eyeing ’28 WH Run
Democrats eager to return to power continue to face questions about their roles in hiding former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity decline while in office. Not only could that issue follow Democrats into the 2026 midterms, it likely will be a backdrop to the presidential race two years later. “How are some of these national front-runners or people who are already barnstorming states like South Carolina or Iowa expected to look voters in the ey…
Biden’s Redemption Tour Backfires
"Democratic operatives have urged Joe Biden to avoid public appearances as dramatic revelations about his cognitive state during the 2024 presidential race hit the party’s efforts to oppose Donald Trump," the Financial Times reports."The former US president has given his first interviews in re
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Democrats want to focus on Trump. Instead, they're being asked about Biden's mental acuity
Joe Biden’s time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party.
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