The leader of the Democrats in the Senate, Chek Schumer, who is considered the party's senior in the upper house of Congress and who is largely responsible for the legislative agenda of President Joe Biden, sent a message that may be the first swallow of the move to replace Biden on the ballot in 2024 with another Democratic candidate.
When Schumer was asked Tuesday if Biden should run for president again (with the race practically starting in less than a year), Schumer was dismissive.
However, he said, "If he runs, I will support him."
Biden has long stated that he intends to run again even though he has not yet submitted official documents.
This, despite the growing reports that party activists across the US fear that this is an unwise and even dangerous move for the Democrats, and according to various polls, the majority of voters who are usually identified with the party want it to place another candidate on the ballot in November 2024. Among other things, 90 percent of Democrats under the age of 30 claimed In one of the polls they would prefer that the party nominate another candidate for the presidency.
In recent reports, sources close to him admitted to the "New York Times" that age is taking its toll (Biden is the oldest president the US has ever known). Among other things, his advisers are being forced to slow down his activities, including by diluting the pace of his travels abroad.
Although officially a primary is held in the party every four years, in case there is an incumbent president, the competition is usually for protocol only and he gets to be the presidential candidate almost automatically.
Unusual cases happened in 1968 when Bobby Kennedy ran against Lyndon Johnson and the momentum led the president to give up a second term, and also in 1980 President Jimmy Carter almost lost the nomination due to a tough fight by Senator Ted Kennedy who went against him in the primaries, but in the end beat him and ran in the elections against Republican Ronald Reagan.
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