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Biden Narrows Gap in Swing States
President Joe Biden registered his best showing yet in a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult tracking poll of battleground states, even as voters offered withering appraisals of his debate performance amid panic within his party.
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#1 | Posted by YAV at 2024-07-06 09:51 AM | Reply
Biden seriously improved in Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, and North Carolina. Biden showed declines in Pennsylvania and Nevada, where Trump showed gains.
#2 | Posted by YAV at 2024-07-06 09:54 AM | Reply
I'd say it is up to Pres Biden to decide whether or not he will run. So far, he seems to have made that decision.
I'd also ask why aren't there Republicans asking fmr Pres Trump not to run? I suspect they are afraid of the possible MAGA death threats if they do.
#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-06 03:00 PM | Reply
@#3 ... So far, he seems to have made that decision ...
Biden digs in as pressure from fellow Democrats escalates www.reuters.com
... Amid increasing calls from fellow Democrats to end his campaign for re-election, U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday gave no hint that he was considering stepping aside after a pair of defiant public appearances a day earlier. Biden, 81, is facing a slow-boil uprising from congressional Democrats and some influential donors who have grown concerned he lacks the capacity to defeat Republican Donald Trump, 78, in the Nov. 5 election. A much-anticipated interview the president gave to ABC News that aired Friday evening seemed to do little to temper those worries. In that interview, Biden said only the "Lord Almighty" could persuade him to abandon his campaign, dismissing the possibility that Democratic leaders could band together to try and talk him into standing down. He held a business-as-usual call with the national co-chairs of his campaign on Saturday, the White House said. Pressure from Congress seems only likely to ramp up in the coming days as lawmakers return to Washington from a holiday recess, with Biden perhaps facing one of the most consequential weeks of his presidency. Even as his future will be debated on Capitol Hill, Biden will host dozens of world leaders at a high-stakes NATO summit in Washington and is scheduled to hold what is sure to be a closely watched press conference. ...
Biden, 81, is facing a slow-boil uprising from congressional Democrats and some influential donors who have grown concerned he lacks the capacity to defeat Republican Donald Trump, 78, in the Nov. 5 election. A much-anticipated interview the president gave to ABC News that aired Friday evening seemed to do little to temper those worries.
In that interview, Biden said only the "Lord Almighty" could persuade him to abandon his campaign, dismissing the possibility that Democratic leaders could band together to try and talk him into standing down. He held a business-as-usual call with the national co-chairs of his campaign on Saturday, the White House said.
Pressure from Congress seems only likely to ramp up in the coming days as lawmakers return to Washington from a holiday recess, with Biden perhaps facing one of the most consequential weeks of his presidency.
Even as his future will be debated on Capitol Hill, Biden will host dozens of world leaders at a high-stakes NATO summit in Washington and is scheduled to hold what is sure to be a closely watched press conference. ...
#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-06 05:32 PM | Reply
Different source, no paywall...
Trump Gets Bad News in Swing States Despite Biden's Debate Performance www.newsweek.com
... In a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll conducted from July 1 to 5, Trump led Biden by only 2 percentage points (47 to 45 percent) among all the swing states polled -- Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Across all seven swing states, 4,902 registered voters were polled and there was a margin of error of plus or minus 1 percentage points. Bloomberg News reported that the 2 percentage point gap between Trump and Biden is the smallest it's been since they began this type of polling in October 2023. Meanwhile, when looking at each state individually, Biden was ahead of Trump in Michigan by 5 percentage points (48 to 43 percent) and Wisconsin by 3 points (47 to 44 percent). Meanwhile, Trump led Biden in Georgia by 1 percentage point (47 to 46 percent), Nevada by 3 points (48 to 45 percent), Pennsylvania by 7 points (51 to 44 percent), Arizona by 3 points (48 to 45 percent) and North Carolina by 3 points (46 to 43 percent). ...
Bloomberg News reported that the 2 percentage point gap between Trump and Biden is the smallest it's been since they began this type of polling in October 2023.
Meanwhile, when looking at each state individually, Biden was ahead of Trump in Michigan by 5 percentage points (48 to 43 percent) and Wisconsin by 3 points (47 to 44 percent).
Meanwhile, Trump led Biden in Georgia by 1 percentage point (47 to 46 percent), Nevada by 3 points (48 to 45 percent), Pennsylvania by 7 points (51 to 44 percent), Arizona by 3 points (48 to 45 percent) and North Carolina by 3 points (46 to 43 percent). ...
#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-06 05:50 PM | Reply
Fat Donnie Felon is a Nazi scumbag.
#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-07-06 07:37 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Remember when the cl0wnbrigade was all about Bushisms being as clear concise shooting from the hip politicing. Republicl0wns love them some bluster. They think it means winning. They mistake it for strength.
#7 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2024-07-07 01:56 PM | Reply
100% Solid for President Joe Biden. People suggesting he should drop out should just STFU. That's the same kind of wavering/sitting on the fence for Hillary Clinton that got Trump elected in 2016.
#8 | Posted by jw2 at 2024-07-07 02:22 PM | Reply
I'm not suggesting that Pres Biden should step down, the decision is his to make.
I will, however, note the rising pressure that he faces...
All eyes on Jeffries as Democrats weigh Biden's future www.newsnationnow.com
... House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has found himself at the center of the storm as Democrats weigh the wisdom of keeping President Biden at the top of the ticket following his disastrous debate performance in Atlanta last month. The Democratic leader is being squeezed between two powerful but opposing forces. On one side is the predilection to rally behind his White House ally for the sake of party unity. On the other is the growing panic within his caucus that the president would be a drag on Democrats up and down the ballot, sinking the party's chances of flipping control of the House in this year's elections. Only five House Democrats have come out publicly so far to urge Biden to bow out and make room for another candidate to challenge former President Trump, the GOP's presumptive nominee, in November. But that number is expected to grow in the days and weeks ahead " especially if polls continue to show that public confidence in Biden's capacity to hold the office is waning in the wake of the debate. ...
The Democratic leader is being squeezed between two powerful but opposing forces.
On one side is the predilection to rally behind his White House ally for the sake of party unity.
On the other is the growing panic within his caucus that the president would be a drag on Democrats up and down the ballot, sinking the party's chances of flipping control of the House in this year's elections.
Only five House Democrats have come out publicly so far to urge Biden to bow out and make room for another candidate to challenge former President Trump, the GOP's presumptive nominee, in November. But that number is expected to grow in the days and weeks ahead " especially if polls continue to show that public confidence in Biden's capacity to hold the office is waning in the wake of the debate. ...
Will Pres Biden be a drag or a boost for down-ticket candidates if he chooses to stay in the race?
#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-07 02:36 PM | Reply
Like I've said a few times, the election is decided in late October.
Trump can rape another 13 year old girl between now and then.
#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-07-07 02:36 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
It's too late for him to step down, people need to stop making this statement. It does nothing but sew discord.
#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-07-07 02:37 PM | Reply
"I'm not suggesting that Pres Biden should step down, the decision is his to make."
It's the donors decision. If they start to bail, he doesn't have a choice.
As rapidly as he's decaying, it's going to be Heels Up Harris eventually. He can go out gracefully or drooling.
#12 | Posted by willowby at 2024-07-07 04:22 PM | Reply
"Heels Up Harris"
Leave it to a misogynist to blame an underling for having sex with a more powerful male boss.
Part of the Republican outreach to women, no doubt.
#13 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-07-07 04:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
#13
Spare me your selective outrage. No blame, just a fact.
#14 | Posted by willowby at 2024-07-07 04:46 PM | Reply
Why do you hate women?
#15 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-07-07 04:47 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1
"No blame."
No, at least not for her more powerful male boss.
And are you pretending "heels up" isn't a pejorative?
#16 | Posted by Danforth at 2024-07-07 04:59 PM | Reply
#16
Of course it's a pejorative. Never seen you call out a leftist here for the essentially the same thing, hence the selective outrage. Politicians are obviously fair game on this site.
#17 | Posted by willowby at 2024-07-07 06:01 PM | Reply
"Leave it to a misogynist to blame an underling for having sex with a more powerful male boss."
Men created a world where women can sleep their way to the top.
But only certain men complain when a woman plays by the man's rules and win.
Kamala's success makes him a victim of the world men created -- but he wants to blame the woman for it!
And he doesn't even realize he's doing it.
#18 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-07-07 06:20 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
When we say we'd vote for a turnip over a fascist, it means we'd vote for an actual turnip over a fascist
#19 | Posted by hamburglar at 2024-07-07 07:39 PM | Reply
@#12 ... it's going to be Heels Up Harris eventually. ...
An apropos satire skit?
Three minutes long. (skit starts around 10 seconds in)
Sexual Harassment and You - Saturday Night Live www.youtube.com
My transcript (more or less correct....)
... General Electric films presents, sexual harassment and you A handy guide to workplace etiquette. Back in the old days, a workplace was a man's domain. Today, life is not so simple. Businesses are filled with working women With corresponding breasts and vaginas ...
Back in the old days, a workplace was a man's domain.
Today, life is not so simple.
Businesses are filled with working women With corresponding breasts and vaginas ...
Yeah, NBC's Saturday Night Live crew created a satire.
Or did they?
#20 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-07 09:03 PM | Reply
Lololol the amount of shhht some of you have talked about polls and grasping at straws from this one (keep in mind Bloomberg wrote a 20MM check to Biden) is humorous.
#21 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2024-07-07 10:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
This was a Morning Consult Poll - they have as much credibility as the polling agency: MAGA Polling for a White America.
#22 | Posted by Claudio at 2024-07-07 10:49 PM | Reply
#2-Biden seriously improved in Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, and North Carolina. Biden showed declines in Pennsylvania and Nevada, where Trump showed gains.
Maybe he is declining in Pennsylvania because all his Philly votes are being redirected to other states?
#23 | Posted by phinphan at 2024-07-08 09:46 AM | Reply
#23 - Maybe you need a neurological work-up?
#24 | Posted by YAV at 2024-07-08 09:49 AM | Reply
Biden needs to close the gap between his rear end and the toilet seat.
#25 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-07-08 10:40 AM | Reply
With the re-introduction of ballot (stuffing) boxes by the Wisconsin Supreme Coven, we can expect 105% turn out for Biden in Madison, just like in 2020.
#26 | Posted by visitor_ at 2024-07-08 12:17 PM | Reply
#26 | POSTED BY VISITOR
Do you have any evidence that this occurred?
#27 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-07-08 12:18 PM | Reply
With the re-introduction of ballot (stuffing) boxes by the Wisconsin Supreme Coven, we can expect 105% turn out for Biden in Madison, just like in 2020. #26 | POSTED BY VISITOR_ AT 2024-07-08 12:17 PM | REPLY | FLAG:Projecting
#28 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-07-08 12:34 PM | Reply
Remember when Trump's doctor release a statement about Trump's health that was dictated by Trump? Or when the White House physician provided false information about Trump's vital statistics"like his weight"and said that Trump might be the first president to live to be 200? That he wasn't obese but practically qualifies for the Olympics ...
Biden had a full physical and neurological exam four months ago:
n extremely detailed neurologic exam was again reassuring in that there were no findings which would be consistent with any cerebellar or other central neurological disorder, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's or ascending lateral sclerosis, nor are there any signs of cervical myelopathy. This exam did again support a finding of peripheral neuropathy in both feet. No motor weakness was detected. He exhibits no tremor, either at rest or with activity. He demonstrates excellent fine motor dexterity. But a subtle difference in heat/cold sensation could be elicited as it was last year. This heat/cold sensation deficit was detected a couple inches higher on his ankle/calf this year, which is not unexpected, There may, in fact, be day to day subjective variation of these findings, as during last year's exam, this area of sensation deficit was actually found to be smaller than the year before.
www.whitehouse.gov
#29 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2024-07-08 01:55 PM | Reply
Joe Biden's Doctor Releases Results of Annual Physical Exam
Biden's health has been under a magnifying lens in recent months as he barrels toward an electoral rematch with the second-oldest president in U.S. history, Donald Trump
By Kyler Alvord Published on February 28, 2024 04:51PM EST
people.com
#30 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2024-07-08 01:57 PM | Reply
#27 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS
Evidence? Maga Republicans don't need no stinking "evidence". Magatonians can say anything controversial they want like "The Biden Crime Family" and Biden is a "pedophile" or "the election was rigged" even though there are no evidence or facts to support any of those statements and it's absolutely true to them because ... Trumpy said so.
We only require "evidence" around here when Biden or the democrats say something.
#31 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-07-08 02:32 PM | Reply
There are two standards of vetting facts that the left uses on this site. 1. A whisper of rumor that reflects poorly on Trump or a Republican is treated as first person eyewitness evidence. 2. Court testimony, written documentation in the public record or video evidence that confirms anything negative about Joe or a Democrat devolves into a debate on the meaning of 'is'.
#32 | Posted by visitor_ at 2024-07-08 02:48 PM | Reply
#32 | Posted by visitor_
There is one standard of vetting facts that the right uses everywhere:
If trump says it, it's a fact. He is the only source of truth. Even your own eyes and ears are lying if they witness something trump didn't want you to see.
#33 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-07-08 03:05 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
First of all, Joe is fine. Second, Kamala is popular and will make a great president when her time comes. No one is stuffing ballot boxes in swing states.
#34 | Posted by visitor_ at 2024-07-08 03:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
No one is stuffing ballot boxes in swing states.
#34 | Posted by visitor_
LOL when fox news admits they were lying to you and you still believe the lie, you're beyond help.
#35 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-07-08 03:30 PM | Reply
Biden will never step down. At least not voluntarily. Trump needs to keep beating dementia man over the head and he will because he's Trump. He's not McCain and Romney who refused to fight back against the lying conniving Democrats
#36 | Posted by THEBULL at 2024-07-09 06:33 AM | Reply
The Big Lie was that the 2020 election was "the most secure election ever"
#37 | Posted by THEBULL at 2024-07-09 06:35 AM | Reply
#37 Please explain with verifiable facts documented from the public record. Thanks!
PS Key terms: "verifiable facts" and "public record."
#38 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-07-09 06:56 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
Trump needs to keep beating dementia man over the head and he will because he's Trump. He's not McCain and Romney who refused to fight back against the lying conniving Democrats
#36 | POSTED BY THEBULL AT 2024-07-09 06:33 AM | REPLY | FLAG PPFFFTTTTTTT
Your "alternative" fact-checking is why you keep losing. You look for something that isn't there it makes you appear delusional.
The best legal professionals in the business(es)... still he lost... over and over and over and over
to cap it off...
Trumpanzee couldn't answer a question.
My guess is... he doesn't know what to do... so what is the point of even trying? He is a blathering vegetable.
Like Doc says "verifiable facts" and "public record."
otherwise, you're the wrong person to be in charge of defending Trumpanzee and expecting positive results... just like his army of legal experts... only you don't get paid...
Hmmmm maybe he should have hired you... eh?
#39 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2024-07-09 07:25 AM | Reply
Joe Biden's Doctor Releases Results of Annual Physical ExamM
Something Trump has never done. And Biden does it every year.
#40 | Posted by YAV at 2024-07-09 12:47 PM | Reply
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