Elections

Biden says he intends to run in 2024 but makes no commitment

Published

4 years ago

March 25, 2021

President Joe Biden told reporters on Thursday his “expectation” is to make a reelection bid in 2024, but he did not set any election plans in stone.

“The answer is yes, my plan is to run for reelection,” he said during his first formal press conference as commander-in-chief. “That’s my expectation.”

By this time in office for former President Donald Trump, he had already set up a reelection committee. Biden laughed off this comparison a reporter made between the two.

“My predecessor needed to. […] Oh God, I miss him,” he joked.

BREAKING: Biden on running in 2024: "My plan is to run for re-election. That's my expectation." pic.twitter.com/IncVFJjsuI
— Axios (@axios) March 25, 2021

Although, Biden fended off follow-up questions about whether his remarks represented a formal pledge to run in 2024.

“Look, I don’t know where you guys come from, man. […] I’m a great respecter of fate,” he said. “I’ve never been able to plan three and a half, four years ahead, for certain.”

At 78 years old, Biden is not only the oldest person to be sworn in as commander-in-chief, but he is also the oldest occupant of the Oval Office—ever. The previous record-holder for oldest president was Ronald Reagan, who—when he departed the White House in 1989—was 78 days younger than Biden was on Inauguration Day 2021.

If he runs for reelection and wins, Biden would be 82 years old at his second inauguration.

Moreover, assuming Biden does indeed run again, 2024 could very well see a rematch between him and Trump. The former president has left the door open for bid to retake the White House.

MORE ON 2024: Trump hints when he’ll decide on 2024

Polls have regularly indicated that if Trump were to enter the race, a majority of GOP voters would support him in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, with him trouncing the nearest runner-ups by a longshot.

If Trump were to win reelection, he would be 78 when sworn in a second time.

MORE ON 2024: Poll: Majority of GOP voters still favor Trump for 2024

Although, if Biden does not run for reelection, many have suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris should be his heir apparent.

At Thursday’s press conference, Biden said he would expect Harris to be on his ticket if he ran again. However, he deflected questions about whether he would square up against his predecessor in the next election.

“I have no idea if there will be a Republican Party,” he said. “Do you?”

MORE ON 2024: Romney: If Trumps runs in 2024, ‘I’m pretty sure he will win’ GOP nomination

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Elections

Democrats Worry Continued Fundraising by Kamala Harris is Hurting Them With Voters

Published

2 days ago

December 1, 2024

Staff Writer

The 2024 election has been over for weeks now, but Kamala Harris is still fundraising.

Despite raising and spending more than a billion dollars in this election cycle, Harris ended her campaign with more than $20 million dollars in debt. Even more shocking, the DNC laid off a massive number of staffers and didn’t pay senior campaign workers at the end.

Now Harris is still fundraising in a desperate attempt to retire her campaign debt and other members of the party believe this is very damaging.

Politico reported:

Dems fear Harris’ continued fundraising ‘erodes trust’

The emails themselves don’t mention debt, instead citing the organization’s support for recount efforts in close races and legal challenges. And the Harris campaign denies that the campaign or affiliated joint fundraising committees had outstanding debts on Election Day, and says they won’t report debts owed in future Federal Election Commission reports due in December.

But the fundraising appeals have still continued, and some Democrats fear she may be compounding the party’s problems with the tone of some of her appeals — damaging relationships with online donors who have long powered the party. In just a few months, the vice president built up a record-breaking fundraising operation. She raked in funds from millions of online donors within the first week of her candidacy, and continued to hold fundraising events well into the fall. Now those same donors who helped her raise more than $1.4 billion are among the people being asked to give more. The emails still come two or three times a day.

This is going to be a serious issue for Democrats going forward. Their own donors don’t trust them anymore and who can blame them?

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