Joe Biden’s approval rating is at 42 per cent, says The Wall Street Journal. Against him plays age, the image of his vice-president Kamala Harris, the scandal with his son, the problem of migration. However, none of the prominent Democratic politicians are not rushing to compete with him in the primaries, expecting that if he was able to defeat Trump once, he will be able to do it a second time.
US Democrats are concerned about President Biden’s low approval rating in the polls. According to the latest data, his approval level is at 42%, The Wall Street Journal writes. And that’s low for a sitting president at a time when the economy is growing.
But some are recommending that Biden announce he won’t run for a second term. “He could leave office as the Democratic hero who saved the country from Trump’s second term, say he’s accomplished a lot because of his progressive views, and let the party nominate someone from the next generation,” the article’s author writes.
However, no influential Democrat has spoken out publicly, much less challenged Biden in the primaries. As politicians told the author of the article, they believe that Trump will be the Republican nominee and that since Biden has already defeated him once, he will be able to defeat him now.
However, Biden’s age plays against him. No matter what they say, ordinary Americans believe their eyes. According to a poll by The Wall Street Journal, 73% of respondents believe that Biden is too old to run for president. Biden will turn 81 in two months.
In addition, many don’t like Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden picked her for the position to satisfy the demands of identity politics. But she does not boast of high achievements. So voters in 2024 will have their say on her as well.
Adding to Biden’s troubles is the story of his son Hunter, who was found to have used his father’s name to run the family business. There is no hard evidence yet, but Democrats don’t know what other information about this family will be revealed. Trump will spin this story all the way to the end. So there is a danger that it will eventually neutralise the allegations against Trump.
The economy has rebounded this year, with strong growth in the third quarter, but a slowdown is expected in the coming months, the author of the article writes. Despite falling inflation, real incomes are still far from recovering from the price increases of the past 30 months. If unemployment rises to 5% or 6%, Democrats will be politically damaged and have little ability to counter it.
A separate problem facing Biden is the migration management mess. Biden refuses to revise his asylum policy. And even former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a Biden supporter, is warning Democrats that if they don’t act on migration, it will damage the party in the 2024 election.
There are also dangers from foreign countries, the author of the article notes. “Russia, China and Iran could try to exploit election-year divisions in the United States.”
So there are already plenty of political risks to justify the Democrats’ alarm. And if Trump suddenly wins the coming election, that victory will have as much credit for the Republicans as the Democrats themselves, The Wall Street Journal writes.
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