'I think the naysayers are pretty quiet right now,' said former Democratic Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe. 'I think they've seen reality.'
By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his allies hope big recent wins on climate, health care and more will at least temporarily tamp down questions among top Democrats about whether he will run for reelection.
The president has increased his Democratic fundraising efforts, and next week in Maryland he's holding his first rally for the party of the fall campaign season. He also plans to travel aggressively to boost candidates. What's in Democrats' big bill? Climate, health care, deficit reduction Democrats' “Inflation Reduction Act” is headed to the White House for President Biden’s signature. Here's a look at what's in the estimated $7…
"If someone were to say that a president had a record of accomplishment that I just described, without putting a time frame on it, the logical response would be: That person had a successful two-term presidency," Jeffries said."Biden will have good and bad weeks in the news, but the fundamentals remain adverse," said Norman Solomon, national director of RootsAction.org.
Some Biden observers see the president, who came out of political retirement because he believed himself best able to take on Trump in 2020, as less likely to seek reelection if his predecessor ultimately opts not to run. Texas Democratic state Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a civil rights attorney expected to win an open House seat in Dallas, said if Biden"decides he wants to run, we've got to unite behind that." But she also said the president hasn't fought to preserve voting rights aggressively enough.
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