The Democratic Party has taken new action following negative public reaction to the debate between US President Joe Biden and Republican opponent Donald Trump on June 27th.
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| The two US presidential candidates during the debate on June 27. (Source: AFP) |
On July 1st, Bloomberg reported that the Democratic National Committee is considering nominating Joe Biden as the US presidential candidate as early as mid-July instead of waiting until the national convention in August.
This move aims to quell speculation about replacing President Joe Biden with a younger candidate following his lackluster performance in the debate with Republican opponent Donald Trump on June 27.
Why did the debate lose credibility?
During the 90-minute debate, former President Trump, 78, attacked his opponent by repeating a series of unsubstantiated claims, including the claim that he actually won the 2020 election.
Incumbent President Biden, 81, was unable to refute his opponents' claims. Biden's statements sparked a wave of calls from Democrats to replace their candidate and to criticize his campaign team.
President Biden's disappointing performance was attributed to overwork and the fact that he wasn't in the right physical condition to enter the debate.
According to US media, citing Biden's team of aides, "My only request was to ensure he got some rest before the debate, but he was exhausted. He wasn't well. It was a terrible decision to let him go out looking sick and exhausted."
Attorney John Morgan, a major fundraiser for Biden in Florida, stated, "I believe he overtrained." He also criticized senior aide Anita Dunn and other aides for putting Biden in a position that benefited Trump, and argued that the team deserved to be fired.
President Biden's debate strategy was developed by his campaign manager, Jen O'Malley Dillon. Dillon was instrumental in Biden's victory in 2020.
Anita Dunn, a longtime aide to Biden and campaign strategist for former President Barack Obama, has endorsed this debate strategy.
Ahead of the debate, the Democrats were confident because their Republican opponent, Trump, had been convicted of falsifying documents by a grand jury in New York on May 31st.
Advisers set a strict schedule for Biden to prepare for the debate. According to multiple sources, the incumbent US President "camped out" at Camp David for six days.
Prior to this, he had undertaken a series of foreign trips aimed at building an image of a strong leader on the international stage. President Biden flew to France, returned to the US, then went to Italy for the G7 summit, and flew back to the West Coast of the US within the first two weeks of June, before taking a few days off in his home state of Delaware.
When Biden and his aides arrived at Camp David six days before the debate, the aides said he had a lot of work to do.
On the Republican side, with more free time than his opponent, Trump only needs to focus on complaining about the current administration, while Biden needs to prepare counter-arguments.
Many experts argue that the advisory team should focus on the broader vision that President Biden needs to convey for the country, rather than exhausting the leader after a series of foreign trips.
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| President Biden will continue to fight even harder to prove the doubts about him wrong. (Source: Getty) |
Continue the race
In response to calls for Biden to consider withdrawing from the 2024 White House race, the incumbent US President and his top aides have expressed their determination not to give up.
At fundraising events and on social media, the White House and Biden himself have affirmed that the President has no intention of dropping out of the race, while Democratic lawmakers have generally signaled support for Biden continuing to represent them.
Representative James Clyburn (Democrat - South Carolina), a key ally who played a key role in Biden's 2020 South Carolina primary victory, expressed sympathy for the recent debate and attributed it to over-preparation.
Clyburn told CNN : "I've been involved in debate preparation before and I know what it's like to be overwhelmed during preparation. And that's exactly what happened."
Meanwhile, the White House has strongly denied reports that the Biden family discussed the future of the campaign at a meeting on June 30 at Camp David. According to the White House, the meeting at Camp David was a family photo session with photographer Annie Leibovitz and was not a discussion about whether the incumbent president should withdraw from the race for the White House.
At the same time, many Democratic members have signaled their willingness to rally in support of him as a candidate.
Sources close to the candidate's campaign also revealed that the President has no intention of resigning and will continue to fight even harder to prove those who doubt him wrong.
A source said, "Mr. Biden remains firmly convinced that he is the best person we have to defeat Mr. Trump."
On the other hand, Jen O'Malley Dillon, Biden's campaign manager, pointed to the $33 million raised in the 72 hours following the debate as evidence of continued donor support.
The debate on June 27th was considered a crucial moment in the US presidential election campaign. Although neither party changed their nominees, the outcome of the debate requires Biden and his team to reflect and learn from the experience in order to score better in future debates.
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