A number of Democrats are privately questioning whether President Biden will run for reelection amid anemic approval ratings and rising worries about next year’s midterm elections.
Author: Hanna Trudo and Amie Parnes
‘Woke’ discussion simmers for Democrats
Democrats are battling over whether the party is too “woke” – and whether that cultural debate has anything to do with their defeats in last week’s off-year elections.The discussion has been simmering under the sur…
Democrats worry negative images are defining White House
Democrats are worried that Joe Biden’s presidency is at an inflection point where his administration risks being defined by a series of negative and disturbing images from Afghanistan and the border….
Biden allies say media missing the mark on Afghanistan
Biden allies are heaping criticism on the national media for what they say is unfair coverage of the president’s handling of Afghanistan.More than a dozen American troops died in a terrorist blas…
Harris’s bad polls trigger Democratic worries
Vice President Harris has some ground to make up in order to be perceived more favorably by the public, a complicating factor for the Biden administration as it maps out its midterm strategy.Six months into office,…
Biden’s silence on filibuster strains Democrats’ patience
President Biden gave an impassioned speech this week on democracy and protecting the right to vote, but Democratic strategists and activists say it’s something he failed to mention – namely filibuster reform – that could…
Democrats face questions on whether they over-promised
Democrats facing a legislative logjam and divisions over their strategy are confronting a new problem: the worry that they over-promised supporters when they won back the White House and both chambers of Congress.T…