President Biden’s wounded campaign enters a vital stretch this weekend as Democratic panic over the 2024 election hits new heights.
Biden has a series of tests laid out in front of him, starting with an an interview that will air this evening with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.
Biden struck a combative tone at a campaign rally in Madison, Wisc. on Friday. He unequivocally declared that he has no intention of leaving the race.
“They’re trying to push me out of the race," Biden said. "Well let me say this as clearly as I can: I’m staying in the race. I beat Donald Trump, I’ll beat him again.”
Biden sought to flip the debate about his age, ticking through his accomplishments as evidence that he can still get things done.
“My critics said sure, you did all of that, but that was in the past. What about now?…Do you think I’m too old to beat Donald Trump?,” Biden asked the crowd, which responded with an emphatic “No!”
“I can hardly wait,” Biden said.
Biden is pressing on in the face of extreme adversity:
Biden will hold a press conference next week during the NATO summit, and then strike out on a swing through the Southwest to court Black and Latino voters.
Biden’s planned speech Sunday to the National Education Association Staff Organizations (NEASO) has been canceled because the workers are going on strike. Biden is still planning a visit to Philadelphia, though the campaign has not announced its replacement plans.
Every minor flub or miscue by Biden will be magnified.
The media, which was far behind the public in questioning Biden’s mental stamina, has written scores of stories in recent days detailing the president’s physical decline.
The floodgates have openend on leaks from the White House and blind quotes from Democrats:
In a leftward surge, KeirStarmer’s Labour Party secured one of the biggest parliamentary majorities in history. The U.K. picked a no-drama prime minister after years of post-Brexit chaos.
It’s been a remarkable week of donors and key allies abandoning President Biden at the lowest moment of his presidency.
Top Democratic donors are aiming to raise $100 million to put in an escrow fund that could be used for Biden’s replacement.
Abigail Disney told CNBC she’d stop giving to the Democratic Party until Biden is replaced.
A group of 168 business leaders, including former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, Walmart heir Christy Walton, and shoe magnates John and Tom Floresheim, are calling on Biden to end his campaign.
Media executive Barry Diller and his wife Diane von Furstenberg, a designer, no longer support Biden’s campaign, according to The Ankler. They join top media execs and former Biden donors such as Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and producer Damon Lindelof, who have called on Biden to drop out and are closing their wallets until he does.
The exodus comes after the Democratic governors who gathered at the White House on Wednesday emerged to say they had Biden’s back.
The unity didn’t last long, as Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) on Friday nudged Biden to exit the race:
“The best way forward right now is a decision for the President to make. Over the coming days, I urge him to listen to the American people and carefully evaluate whether he remains our best hope to defeat Donald Trump.”
What happens to Biden's campaign cash if he drops out?
TRUMP
Trump disavows "Project 2025"
Former President Trump on Friday disavowed the conservative Heritage Foundation’s controversial 900-page “governing agenda” for Republicans, which has been a target for Democrats.
“I know nothing about Project 2025,” Trump wrote on TruthSocial. “I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them.”
Heritage’s “Project 2025” outlines actions for a potential Republican majority, including national restrictions on abortion; the elimination of abortion pills; ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs; and reclassifying government workers to make them easier to fire.
Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts stepped into controversy this week when he said a “second American revolution” would “remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”
Trump has kept a low profile amid the Democratic meltdown over Biden’s candidacy.
But he’s been more vocal in recent days.
In a video of Trump and his son youngest son Barron on the golf course, Trump called Biden an “old broken-down pile of crap” and predicted he’d leave the race.
“That means we have Kamala,” Trump said. “She’s so bad. She’s so pathetic.”
Trump also challenged Biden to an additional “no-holds barred” debate. And he blasted ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos, whose interview with Biden will run Friday night.
Trump called the newsman “George Slopadopoulos” and called “FAKE NEWS ABC” one of the “worst and most vile Broadcasters in the business.
A couple of noteworthy court rulings with implications for November…
The Kansas Supreme Court struck down a ban on second-trimester abortions and state laws that regulated abortion providers more stringently than other health care providers.
The liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that absentee drop boxes can be used in 2024, reversing a ruling from 2022, when conservatives had a majority on the court.
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Спортивные игры в СЛД "Москва-Сортировочная" филиала "Московский"
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Представители «Метровагонмаш-Сервиса» посетили СЛД «Москва-Сортировочная» филиала «Московский» компании «ЛокоТех-Сервис» для обмена опытом
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