'If Biden doesn't' run in 2024, Politico lists Democratic governors who may jump in the race

Gov. J.B. Prtizker, D-IL., Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., and Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., are among the Democratic governors that could step into the 2024 race if President Biden decides not to run, Politico reported Thursday. 

Politico noted that the president has said he plans to run again in 2024. “But the 2024 parlor game has intensified anyway, as Democrats privately raise concerns about his age (soon to be 80), his poll numbers (hovering around half that) and the prospect of a midterm rout in November,” the report said. 

Democrats have expressed concerns over Biden’s age and ability to lead the party privately ahead of 2024. The New York Times reported on June 11 that Democrats were concerned with Biden’s inability to pass his agenda and wondered if he “should be cut loose in 2024.”

Politico reported that in addition to Pritzker, Murphy and Newsom, Gov. Roy Cooper, D-N.C., Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., Georgia Democratic…