As controversy over the risk of U.S. President Joe Biden’s advanced age spread with the report of special counsel Robert Huh, which described U.S. President Joe Biden as an “old man with a bad memory,” some in the ruling Democratic Party once again raised the idea of replacing the presidential candidate. Democratic Party leaders quickly took action to extinguish the situation.
On the 19th, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Jamie Harrison responded to the argument that a so-called ‘Plan B’ is needed to replace President Biden, whose age issues have been pointed out both inside and outside the party, with a new, younger candidate, saying, “It’s absolutely crazy.” crazy)” he strongly criticized. Chairman Harrison wrote on social media, “The idea that we can win the November presidential election by overturning President Biden’s selection and nominating a completely new vice presidential candidate to replace Vice President Kamala Harris is crazy.” He raised it and said this.
However, after the special prosecutor’s report was made public, some in the Democratic Party even mentioned specific people and the theory of candidate replacement is raising its head again. It was argued that California Governor Gavin Newsom or Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer should be nominated in place of President Biden and Vice President Harris.
The problem is that Plan B is hindered by the lack of a suitable candidate for victory against former President Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential candidate. Emerson University announced on the 16th that in a virtual matchup poll between former President Trump and the Democratic Party’s alternative candidates, Governor Newsom was behind former President Trump by 10 percentage points and Governor Whitmer was behind former President Trump by 12 percentage points. Rather, Vice President Harris was found to have a 3 percentage point gap over former President Trump, which is within the margin of error.
Before visiting California for a campaign fundraising event on the 19th, President Biden was directly asked, “Are you visiting California to discuss presidential plan B with Governor Newsom?” President Biden did not respond to this. Instead, he is strengthening his offensive against former President Trump and building a structure for a rematch. On the 20th, in relation to Trump’s claim that ‘open borders, rigged elections, and unfair rulings are destroying the United States,’ he criticized, “Why does Trump always do America?”
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