Dems worry President Biden will witch hunt for space, Senate races

Democrats are growing concerned that President Biden’s campaign is sinking compared to his grueling debate efficiency — and their hopes of defending the Senate and reclaiming the space in November could sink along with it.

In major contests across the country, particularly within the Senate, Democrats have often outperformed Biden in the polls, which is a stark difference with the 2020 election, when he frequently defeated members of Congress and at his birthday party. Had defeated other contenders.

“There are concerns about the impact on down-ballot races if the president doesn’t perform well,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) acknowledged on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

“Currently, our down-ballot candidates in the Senate and House are performing well,” Schiff said. “He’s running well ahead of the president, but you can only run so far ahead of the president.”

Schiff said Sunday there’s only one reason Biden is trailing former President Donald Trump — on six issues nationally, according to polls conducted so far: the presidency — and his health for office. Concerns about.

On Monday, the House of Representatives is set to reconvene and Democratic lawmakers may face questions from the clicking corps. Democrats were scheduled to gather for a Zoom call Sunday afternoon before the lower chamber comes back into session.

“The s–t is going to hit the fan when Congress returns on Monday,” one Space Democrat informed Axios. “People are scared of their own caste. But they are also worried about the country and democracy.

This is especially evident in the Senate, where Democrats face a brutal map to maintain their 51-49 lead. They must cover 23 seats, compared to Republicans’ 11.

In terms of age, Trump is ahead of Biden in all seven key battleground states, according to the latest RealClearPolitics combination of polling.

Alternatively, Representative Ruben Gallego (D) is ahead of his Republican opponent in Arizona, as are Senator Jacky Rosen (D) in Nevada, Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D) in Pennsylvania, and Senator Tammy I. Earl Baldwin in Pennsylvania. Bewdley (D) in Wisconsin, and Representative Elissa Slotkin (D) in Michigan, noting the RCP aggregates.

“It’s hard to see signs of Democratic weakness outside of voting on Joe Biden. “Whether it’s the special election results, the midterms, or the voting of other Democrats, the problem appears to be somewhat inherent to Biden,” Nate Cohen, political analyst for “The Upshot” at The Unused Yorker, told The Unused Yorker.

Some of the surveys below are of voter tendencies that hold Biden responsible for predicaments like inflation and the border emergency, discounting many congressional Democrats.

Biden-Harris campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz assured The Post that Democrats would be successful down-ballot with Biden at the peak of the price tag.

“Under Joe Biden’s leadership, Democrats have an incredible agenda to run. “Every day of this cycle, Republicans are forced to answer for their support for abortion restrictions, sending jobs overseas, and undermining our democracy,” Munoz said in remarks.

“This election, whether it’s the top of the ticket or a state election, will be decided on the issues that matter most to voters, which is why Democrats will win this November.”

A contingent of top Democrats in Pennsylvania welcomed Biden during his visit to Keystone on Sunday, in a community demonstration that they are no longer too eager to be pressured for him.

Biden next spoke at Mount Ethereal Church in Philadelphia, a predominantly twilight congregation, where he gave a short speech through which he spun a humorous story about his time there.

“I know… it looks like I’m only 40, but I’ve been around a little bit,” Biden quipped to the community’s target market of about 600, according to the marketing campaign.

Republican contenders seek to weaponize Biden’s perceived political disorganization against their opponents. For example, Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick’s team positioned Casey as in need of Biden’s time and energy.

Already, at least five incumbent Space Democrats have urged Biden to pass the torch to someone else amid growing concerns about his time, energy and ability to win.

Many people are privately wishing for Biden to step aside.

“Candidates for House, Senate, governor, state legislature will be in a position to survive,” one “well-known” Democrat told Axios. “They’re not going to go down with the ship. And the ship is in a bad place.”

Inside the Senate, Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) has tried to rally his colleagues to push Biden to step aside, the Washington Post reported. His spokesperson did not deny the document.

Biden, 81, is adamant he will continue unless “God Almighty” intervenes and has shrugged off questions about why some Democrats are outperforming him in key states.

“This is not unusual in some states. The last time I ran in 2020 I had very bad Democrats. See, I remember he said the same thing to me in 2020 also. ‘I can’t win. The polling shows I can’t win,” Biden told ABC News in an interview ending Friday, insisting he would have won in any case.

The President was once apprehensive that he could prove his opponents wrong in the last round.

“This is not just about the presidency, this is the risk of a wipeout for Republicans,” former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) told CNBC. “Donor turnout makes big difference in down-ballot races.”

Several big-name Democratic donors, like Abigail Disney, have called on other financial supporters to add to their wallets until Biden is out.

Alternative deep-pocketed donors have looked to shift their sources from the presidential contest to down-ballot races to help stem any potential bleeding.

“I don’t think we can be polite and engage in things. This would be cruel. Our base will not be activated. We are already struggling with problems with young people. We’re already losing various minority groups,” former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) told CBS.

“If we continue down this path, we’re not going to get much of a rush and you’re going to hang guys like Sherrod Brown (in Ohio), Jon Tester (in Montana), Bob Casey in Pennsylvania – you’re going to hang them out to dry. Let it hang.”

Brown is polling ahead in the Buckeye neighborhood, which has gone red to such an extent that, according to the RCP combination, it is not even considered a critical battleground state in the 2024 presidential election.

Meanwhile, polls project Trump on the offensive in Virginia, Minnesota, unseeded Hampshire and elsewhere — states where Republicans previously had little chance of winning nationally.

Trump is ahead in the RCP combine balloting, even though Republicans have not received the popular vote in a presidential race since 2004.

“I don’t believe that,” Biden said when asked about his illness in the nationwide general election.

However, a dozen Democrats are not so quick to ignore polling that generally had Biden well ahead of Trump before the 2020 election.

Further fueling these fears is the election stakes for Democrats. Many Democrats have portrayed Trump as an existential blackmailer of sovereignty and fear he could be emboldened further during a second term in office.

Some have also pointed to the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of abolishing presidential immunity, under which the top court believes that the President is protected from legal prosecution for honorable acts in office.

“What the Supreme Court did in that decision was it gave the next occupant of that office — whether it’s Joe Biden or anyone else — almost dictatorial power,” Schiff added when meeting with the press.

Alan Clendenin, Florida’s longest-serving member of the Democratic National Committee, said in remarks Sunday that, “The life of the republic as we know it is in danger and we need to stop our nation from celebrating a birthday party or a special person.” Should be kept above.

“I believe it is in the best interests of our country and the world for President Joe Biden to step aside and allow Vice President Kamala Harris to advance her agenda as our Democratic nominee.”

However, others are cautious that trying to top the price tag again at this stage – five months before the elections, could only lead to problems.

Currently, the Democrats’ “bedwetting brigade” has been asked to step aside in a fundraising explosion, with Biden-Harris deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty amplifying those issues.

“If he were to drop out, it would lead to weeks of chaos, internal food battles, and a group of candidates stumbling into a brutal battle at the convention, while Donald Trump would have time to speak to American voters unopposed,” Flaherty wrote. .