President Joe Biden expressed confidence on Friday that he will defeat Republican contender Donald Trump in the upcoming November presidential election.
Despite a lackluster debate performance that left many Democrats concerned, Biden remained resolute. “I may not walk as easily, speak as smoothly, or debate as well as I once did,” he admitted, as supporters chanted, “four more years.
“I wouldn’t be running again if I didn’t fully believe I could handle this job. The stakes are too high,” Biden emphasized.
Biden’s verbal missteps and sometimes rambling responses during the debate have raised concerns among voters about his capacity to serve another term. Some Democrats are questioning whether they should replace him as their candidate for the November 5 election. highrevenuenetwork.com/9e9a5ee8183bdc3f8ca0807126145712/invoke.js
However, campaign spokesperson Michael Tyler dismissed any such discussions. “We’d rather have one bad night than a candidate with a bad vision for the country,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One.
A potential silver lining for Biden is that preliminary viewership data indicated only 48 million Americans watched the debate, significantly fewer than the 73 million who tuned in for the candidates’ final debate in 2020.
Biden, already the oldest sitting president in U.S. history, faced minimal opposition during the Democratic nominating process and has secured enough support to ensure his nomination.
Similarly, Trump overcame his party’s challengers earlier in the year, setting the stage for a fiercely contested general election.
If Biden were to step aside, the Democratic Party would have less than two months to choose another nominee at its national convention starting on August 19. This could lead to a contentious process involving Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation’s first Black female vice president, and other potential candidates such as governors and officeholders whose names have been suggested as possible replacements.
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