The president of United States, Joe Bidensaid Friday that he intends to defeat his Republican rival Donald Trump in the November elections and He gave no indication that he was considering dropping out of the race after his poor performance in a debatewhich worried Democrats.
The verdict has been unanimous and condemning. Was a “political disaster” which caused “consternation” within the party ranks with just over four months to go until the elections.
“I know I’m not a young man, to state the obvious,” an elated Biden said at a rally in North Carolina, cheered on by a crowd chanting “four more years.” “I wouldn’t run again if I didn’t believe with all my heart and soul that I can do this job. There’s too much at stake.”he added.
Thursday’s confrontation with Trump gave him the possibility of demonstrating that his advanced age was not a limitation for fitness for office and to be able to publicly portray his rival as a real threat to American democracy.
Maria Shrivera leading member of the Democratic Kennedy dynasty, made a statement that seemed more like an elegy for Biden’s re-election hopes. “I love Joe Biden. I know he’s a good man,” he posted on the social network X. “Tonight was heartbreaking in many ways (…) There is panic in the Democratic Party”.
Both candidates They return to the electoral campaign this Friday: trump is presented in Virginia and Biden in North Carolina, both in the east of the country. “I’m here in North Carolina for a reason, because I intend to win this state in November,” Biden said in an attempt to boost his campaign as the Polls show the state favored Trump even before the debate between the two.
The political support of the Democrats
For now No Democratic figure has publicly called on Biden to step down, and the majority follow a clear party line on maintaining the existing formula. “I will never turn my back on President Biden,” said the governor of California, Gavin Newsomwho has appeared on multiple lists of possible replacements.
Analysts say forcing a change would be politically complicated, so Biden would have to decide to withdraw to make way for another candidate before the party convention. His Vice President, Kamala Harrisloyally defended his boss on Thursday although he acknowledged that he had had a “slow start”.
‘I know how to do this job,’ Biden says after post-debate criticism. “I don’t debate as well as I used to” but “I know how to tell the truth”added the Democrat.
Source: Ambito
