David Axelrod has suggested that the US president should bow out of the 2024 race for the good of the country
David Axelrod, the chief strategist for former US President Barack Obama’s political campaigns, has called for President Joe Biden to consider dropping his 2024 re-election bid because of voter concerns about his age.
“Only Joe Biden can make this decision,” Axelrod said on Sunday in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter). “If he continues to run, he will be the nominee of the Democratic Party. What he needs to decide is whether that is wise, whether it’s in his best interest or the country’s.”
Axelrod made his comments in response to a New York Times/Siena College poll showing that former President Donald Trump is leading Biden in five of the six so-called “swing states” that are expected to decide the 2024 election. The poll showed that Trump is favored over Biden by four to 11 percentage points in five key states, while…