Biden Narrows Gap in Swing States

@#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. ...

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). ...

Fat Donnie Felon is a Nazi scumbag.

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.

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.

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. ...

Will Pres Biden be a drag or a boost for down-ticket candidates if he chooses to stay in the race?

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.

I'm not suggesting that Pres Biden should step down, the decision is his to make.

It's too late for him to step down, people need to stop making this statement. It does nothing but sew discord.

"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.

"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

Spare me your selective outrage. No blame, just a fact.

Why do you hate women?

"No blame."

No, at least not for her more powerful male boss.

And are you pretending "heels up" isn't a pejorative?

#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.

"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.

When we say we'd vote for a turnip over a fascist, it means we'd vote for an actual turnip over a fascist

@#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
...

Yeah, NBC's Saturday Night Live crew created a satire.

Or did they?