Biden struggles, as does his party, as most Democrats look elsewhere for 2024: POLL!

With his party struggling in the midterms, his economic leadership being heavily criticized and his overall job approval at less than 40%, a clear majority of Democrats in a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll say the party should replace Joe Biden as the presidential candidate in 2024. In the upcoming November midterm elections, registered voters divide 47%-46% between the Republican and Democratic candidate in the House district, historically not enough to prevent typical losses in the first half of the period. A potential voter model has a Republican-Democratic split of…

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Biden warns US democracy threatened, but how can he save it?!

President Joe Biden finds it easier to launch attacks on democracy than to stop it. His primary rationale for running for president was that America’s democratic traditions were in jeopardy. Now, 20 months into his presidency, the stakes are worse, Biden’s warnings more dire — and the limits to his ability to solve the problem are even clearer. Former President Donald Trump continues to fuel the baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen, and so far he’s defending the results in some battleground states despite the lie being dismissed…

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QAnon: Donald Trump is overtly embracing the baseless conspiracy theory!

After winking at QAnon for years, Donald Trump is openly espousing a groundless conspiracy theory, even as more and more frightening real-world events are connected to it. On Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform, the former Republican president retweeted a photo of himself wearing a Q lapel pin covered with the phrase “The Storm is Coming.” In QAnon lore, “The Storm” refers to Trump’s ultimate victory, when he will presumably regain power and have his opponents tried, possibly executed, live. As Trump contemplates another presidential candidacy and becomes increasingly assertive…

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President Joe Biden’s popularity improved substantially from his lowest point this summer: : AP-NORC poll!

President Joe Biden’s popularity has improved dramatically from its lowest point this summer, but concerns about his handling of the economy remain, according to an Associated Press-Public Affairs Research poll. Support for Biden rebounded from 36% in July to 45%, driven in large part by a rebound in support from Democrats just two months before the November midterm elections. During the bleak summer months when gasoline prices peaked and lawmakers seemed to be deadlocked, Democrats faced the prospect of heavy losses against Republicans. They look better after a string of…

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