'Biden Will Not Be Able To Govern And Campaign': Columnist Issues DEVASTATING Assessment Of Biden's 2024 Chances

On Monday, POLITICO published a piece by senior political columnist Jonathan Martin that gave a stunning look inside President Joe Biden's reelection efforts and his attempt to take on Donald Trump next year for the White House. One of the most damning revelations from the piece is that Biden's capacity to do the job has been questioned both by senior-level Democrats and by his own staffers, who have attempted to keep him out of the limelight and prevent the American people from seeing just how deteriorated the 80-year-old truly is.

The column opened by laying out the desperate landscape currently before Democrats, with the writer pointing out that Democrats haven't been as alarmed as they are now since 2016 and how Democrats' anxieties about the upcoming year are just as broad as the public's dissatisfaction with the Biden presidency. "[T]he main causes for concern are clear as day: Biden's age and the cost of living," Martin explains, adding that multiple polls have shown his 2024 campaign slipping in multiple primary states.

As previously reported by the DC Enquirer, the New York Times released poll results from the various swing states across the country, and five out of six showed 45th President Donald Trump leading Biden. According to the poll, Trump leads Biden in Nevada by 10, Georgia by six, Arizona by five, Michigan by five, and Pennsylvania by four. Biden only leads Trump in Wisconsin by two.

Given these terrible poll numbers, the POLITICO columnist explained that one of Biden's most significant obstacles is his ability to actually do the job into another term, where he would be 82 upon retaking the oath of office in January 2025 and 86 when he leaves office in 2029. "That's in part for reasons Biden refuses to accept: his capacity to do the job. The oldest president in history when he first took the oath, Biden will not be able to govern and campaign in the manner of previous incumbents," Martin explains. "He simply does not have the capacity to do it, and his staff doesn't trust him to even try, as they make clear by blocking him from the press. Biden's bid will give new meaning to a Rose Garden campaign, and it requires accommodation to that unavoidable fact of life."

The columnist then went on to "get to business" by explaining the multiple ways the Biden-Harris campaign needs to shift direction to be competitive next year against Trump. Those changes included not lashing out in public, not shunning dissent, attempting to smother a Joe Manchin (D-WV) independent run, getting Never Trump Republicans like former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) onto his side, and more. Despite these various potential fixes, Democrats are still worried with Obama's 2008 campaign strategist David Axelrod saying as such earlier this month.

"It's very late to change horses; a lot will happen in the next year that no one can predict & Biden's team says his resolve to run is firm. He's defied CW before but this will send tremors of doubt thru the party--not 'bed-wetting,' but legitimate concern," Axelrod wrote on X/Twitter. "Only [Joe Biden] can make this decision. If he continues to run, he will be the nominee of the Democratic Party," he wrote. "What he needs to decide is whether that is wise; whether it's in HIS best interest or the country's?"

You can read the full POLITICO column here.

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