US President Joe Biden’s team is moving to tap top Democratic allies and even some who were once seen as rivals as key representatives of his desired re-election bid.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will host a “national advisory board” made up of a variety of rising star politicians, including governors JB Pritzker of Illinois, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Phil Murphy of New Jersey, who are known for their own bids. for higher office but remain on the sidelines after Democrats survive the 2022 midterm elections with their Senate majority intact.
The move by White House political officials and other allies to sign high-ranking spokespeople, typical of parties moving into the campaign season, indicates Biden is heading toward a formal re-election announcement that is now expected in April, despite the date. could slip, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Biden’s team is also making other moves, including thinking about the campaign manager’s choice as the host city for the 2024 party convention where Biden will be formally nominated. Chicago and Atlanta are seen by Democratic officials as the main contenders for the convention, which is being held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The campaign strategy is expected to be set by the same circle that guided Biden’s 2020 race against former Republican President Donald Trump, including his late 2020 campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon.
But the group has struggled to hone a shortlist of potential campaign managers for 2024 as it seeks trusted operators outside its own ranks who have experience winning statewide campaigns in competitive states, among various other qualifications.
“They are looking for a unicorn,” said one party adviser.
The new advisory board will be used to demonstrate unity in the party behind the candidate, traveling the country for campaign appearances and conducting interviews on television on behalf of the party and, ultimately, the candidate. The news that the group was being assembled was first reported by the Washington Post.
Biden, who turns 80 in November, is the oldest sitting president. Recent polls show aging leaders are a concern for Americans in general, and Biden’s age is particularly worrying for Democratic voters. But the president’s aides dismissed polls that showed doubts about his age as irrelevant at this stage of the race.
No major challenger to Biden has emerged on the Democratic side, although independent teacher Marianne Williamson is expected to officially announce on Saturday that she will make a long bid in the primary after performing in a more crowded field than Biden. win in 2020.
On the Republican side, Trump is seeking a second term, and an array of potential challengers is laying the groundwork for his campaign.
In the absence of an official re-election announcement, the White House continues to book Biden with campaign-style appearances around the country. On Monday, Biden is expected to speak to the International Association of Fire Fighters, the first major labor group to endorse him ahead of the 2020 campaign.
Biden’s public approval rating was just 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll last month. That’s close to the lowest rate in his presidency, though it’s the same as Trump’s at the same time in his administration.
Source: Reuters
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