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Biden Has an Explanation for Poor Debate Performance

President cites jet lag as the reason he 'nearly fell asleep on stage'

(Newser) - President Biden's explanation for his near universally-panned debate performance against Donald Trump? Jet lag. "I didn't have my best night," Biden said Tuesday while speaking to supporters at a Virginia fundraiser. "I wasn't very smart. I decided to travel around the world a couple...

Poll: 72% Think Biden Shouldn't Be Running

He blames debate performance on jet lag

(Newser) - After last week's disastrous debate performance, almost three-quarters of Americans, including a growing number of Democrats, think President Biden shouldn't be running for a second term, according to a CBS News poll. The poll found that 72% of registered voters think he shouldn't be running, up from...

First House Democrat Asks Biden to Step Aside

Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas says the president should let someone else be the 2024 nominee

(Newser) - Lloyd Doggett on Tuesday said what a lot of other people have been saying—President Biden should bow out of the 2024 race. The difference is that Doggett happens to be a Democratic congressman, and he is the first such member of his party to make his request on the...

Gretchen Whitmer&#39;s Name Emerges in the Biden Chatter
Gretchen Whitmer's Name
Emerges in the Biden Chatter
the rundown
Jul 2, 2024 9:17 AM CDT

Gretchen Whitmer's Name Emerges in the Biden Chatter

She officially disavows it, but the political intrigue is growing

(Newser) - President Biden's brutal debate performance has Democrats talking up potential replacements, and one name in particular has been popping up with frequency: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. So much so that Whitmer spoke directly to a top Biden campaign official to disown the "Draft Gretch" speculation, reports Jonathan Martin...

Bidens, Democrats Debate What to Do
Bidens,
Democrats
Consider
Next Steps
the rundown
Jun 30, 2024 5:00 PM CDT

Bidens, Democrats Consider Next Steps

Poll shows fewer voters believe president up to the job mentally

(Newser) - Prominent members of the party said Sunday that Democrats have nothing to worry about if President Biden remains their nominee, though a few acknowledged concern—which could be increased by the devastating findings of a new poll. Biden made no public appearances Sunday; he was spending the day at Camp...

Biden Campaign: Hour After Debate Set Fundraising Record

President reassures donors in the Hamptons

(Newser) - President Biden worked to raise money and reassure donors on Saturday at a pair of big-money events in the Hamptons. The appearances follow a successful period of fundraising Thursday and Friday, CNBC reports, built around his debate against Donald Trump—a halting performance that has Democrats worried . The developments:
  • A
...

For Democrats, the Big Question: Now What?


For Democrats,
the Big Question:
Now What?
the rundown
Jun 28, 2024 1:06 PM CDT

For Democrats, the Big Question: Now What?

President Biden not signaling he is considering a withdrawal from race after debate

(Newser) - President Biden sought to ease concerns about his universally panned debate performance in remarks to supporters at a North Carolina rally on Friday. "I know I'm not a young man, to state the obvious," he said, per Axios . "I don't walk as easy as I...

Biden &#39;Lost in the First 15 Minutes&#39;
Biden 'Lost in the
First 15 Minutes'
THE RUNDOWN
Jun 28, 2024 6:12 AM CDT

Biden 'Lost in the First 15 Minutes'

Analysts say debate was a 'disaster' for president

(Newser) - President Biden's campaign hoped the first presidential debate would push him ahead of Donald Trump in the polls. Instead, some Democrats are calling for him to step aside after a hoarse, faltering performance. His performance "left the field largely clear for Trump, despite the former president displaying his...

Kamala Harris: Biden's 'Slow Start' Was 'Obvious to Everyone'

But VP urges voters to consider his performance in office, not on debate stage

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged that President Biden had a "slow start" in his debate against Donald Trump on Thursday night, but she insisted that he finished "strong" in a performance that triggered a new round of concerns within their own party about Biden's fitness to be...

Democrats Are Reportedly Near Panic After Debate
Democrats Are Reportedly
Near Panic After Debate
the rundown
Jun 28, 2024 12:12 AM CDT

Democrats Are Reportedly Near Panic After Debate

The consensus seems to be that President Biden made things worse

(Newser) - Politico uses the term "freaking out" to describe how Democrats are reacting to President Biden's debate performance Thursday night, and that seems to be a near-universal take when following analysis of the first presidential debate of the 2024 election. More:
  • "Toast." Politico was texting with
...

Trump Is Pressed on Accepting Election Results
Trump Is Pressed
on Accepting
Election Results
the debate
Jun 27, 2024 10:13 PM CDT

Trump Is Pressed on Accepting Election Results

On third time, he says he will but only if it's a fair election

(Newser) - One of the last questions put to former President Trump during Thursday's debate was on whether he will accept the results of the 2024 election even if he loses. He declined to make that pledge unequivocally:
  • Dana Bash: "Will you pledge tonight that once all legal challenges have been
...

Candidates Address the &#39;Age&#39; Question
Candidates Address
the 'Age' Question
the debate
Jun 27, 2024 9:46 PM CDT

Candidates Address the 'Age' Question

It devolves into a debate over golf handicaps

(Newser) - The age question came up near the end of Thursday's debate.
  • Biden: Moderator Dana Bash of CNN pointed out to Biden that he would be 86 at the end of his second term and asked him how he would reassure voters worried about his age. Biden began by joking
...

Biden to Trump: &#39;You Have the Morals of an Alley Cat&#39;
Biden, Trump Get Personal
in Their Attacks
the debate
Jun 27, 2024 9:08 PM CDT

Biden, Trump Get Personal in Their Attacks

'You have the morals of an alley cat,' president says of his rival

(Newser) - The debate between President Biden and former President Trump has turned personal at times, with each attacking the integrity of the other.
  • Biden: "The only person on the stage that is a convicted felon is the man I'm looking at right now," Biden said. This came after Trump called
...

Trump, Biden Begin Historic Debate
Biden Has 'Tough Moment,'
Early Stumbles
the debate
Jun 27, 2024 8:38 PM CDT

Biden Has 'Tough Moment,' Early Stumbles

President and former president square off in Atlanta

(Newser) - The big moment is here—the first-ever debate between a sitting president and a former president. The first question of the night for President Biden and former President Trump centered on the economy, but another early focus has been on stumbles made during the debate by Biden:
  • "Things were
...

'Vastly Different Approaches' for Candidates' Debate Prep

It was mock debate for Biden, policy discussions for Trump as they prepared for Thursday event: reports

(Newser) - President Biden and former President Trump have had "vastly different approaches" when it comes to preparing for Thursday's historic presidential debate , per Fox News . The president has spent the last five days prepping with aides at Camp David, where a mock debate stage has been set up, per...

Debate Could Be One of the 'More Consequential' in History

Stakes are high as Biden, Trump prepare to face off

(Newser) - Millions of Americans plan to spend part of their Thursday night watching two unpopular elderly men argue about which one of them should run the country. Going into the CNN debate between President Biden and Donald Trump, the share of voters with negative views of both candidates is the highest...

Hillary Clinton Has Some Debate Predictions
Hillary Clinton Has Some
Debate Predictions
OPINION
Jun 25, 2024 10:55 AM CDT

Hillary Clinton Has Some Debate Predictions

She expects 'bluster,' calls it a 'waste of time' to refute Trump arguments in normal debate fashion

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is in a unique position to preview Thursday's presidential debate—as she points out in a New York Times essay, she's the only person who has debated both President Biden and former President Trump. Framed with a here's-what-I'll-be-watching-for premise, Clinton's op-ed is mainly...

On-Air Sparring May Be Preview of Debate Strategy
CNN Anchor Abruptly
Boots Trump Spokesperson
the rundown
Jun 25, 2024 6:42 AM CDT

CNN Anchor Abruptly Boots Trump Spokesperson

Karoline Leavitt accused this week's debate moderators of anti-Trump bias

(Newser) - The first presidential debate is Thursday, and things already are turning nasty between host CNN and the camp of Donald Trump. On Monday, CNN anchor Kasie Hunt abruptly cut off an interview with Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, reports Mediaite . After Leavitt called debate moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash biased...

Trump Fundraising Figures Are 'Jaw Dropping'

Former president's campaign received a big boost in May, including after his fraud conviction

(Newser) - Recall President Biden's big fundraising lead over former President Trump? It's nowhere near as big owing to a surge of donations following Trump's May 30 fraud conviction in New York, the Washington Post reports. Trump and the Republican National Committee say they raised $141 million in May,...

Biden Unleashes Withering New Trump Attack

$50M ad blitz puts the focus on former president as a 'convicted criminal'

(Newser) - After Hunter Biden was convicted, some pundits wondered whether it would make President Biden less likely to go after Donald Trump on that front. A $50 million ad campaign rolling out Monday suggests the answer is no.
  • Brutal ad: The Biden campaign released a "Character Matters" ad that gets
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