The unrest in the Democratic Party has not subsided after the famous debate at the end of June. Over the past 24 hours, several politicians have asked Biden to resign. On Wednesday, actor and supporter George Clooney threw himself into a column in the New York Times. There he says that Biden has become too old for another round as president. George Clooney greets President Joe Biden during an event in the White House in 2022. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP news has asked three US experts to predict who will be the Democrats’ candidate after the national convention in just over a month. One thinks Biden, another thinks Vice President Kamala Harris, the third had to adjust the answer after the last 24 hours. (More on that later). Do you think Joe Biden will be the Democrats’ presidential candidate? Yes, only chance to win Yes, but don’t think it’s a good idea No, think he’ll be thrown No, think he’ll resign Show result The New York Times continuously updates which politicians are asking him to resign, who are worried and who gives him confidence. Nine Democrats in Congress have now asked Biden to step aside: AFP Peter Welch, Senator from Vermont – For the good of the country, I urge President Biden to withdraw from the election. (July 10) Welch is the first senator to call on Biden to go. A hard blow for the former senator Biden, who has great respect in the Senate. AP Pat Ryan, Representative from New York – For our country, for my two young children, I am asking Joe Biden to step aside in the upcoming election and fulfill his promise to be a bridge to a new generation of leaders. (July 10)Ryan believes Biden is no longer capable of beating Trump. AP Earl Blumenauer, Representative from Oregon – While this is a decision for the president and the first lady, I hope they will come to the conclusion that I and others have: President Biden should not be the Democratic presidential nominee. (July 10) The veteran of 28 years in Congress believes it is about preserving democracy. AP Antonio Delgado, Lieutenant Governor of New York – He can improve his image, show strength and grace, by ending the campaign and making way for a new leader. (July 10) Delgado is a lawyer and served in Congress from 2019 to 2022, and was appointed lieutenant governor in 2022. AP Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey Representative – Because I know that President Biden cares about the future of our country, I am asking that he declares that he will not stand for re-election and will help us through a process against a new nominee. (July 9) A respected politician with a background as a helicopter pilot in the military and a lawyer. AP Adam Smith, Representative from Washington – I think it has become clear that he is not the best person to carry the Democratic message. (July 8)Smith has been in Congress since 1996. AFP Angie Craig, Minnesota representative- I don’t think the president can effectively campaign and win over Donald Trump. (July 6)Craig becomes the fifth Democrat in Congress to ask Biden to go in a message on X. AP Seth Moulton, Rep. Massachusetts – President Biden has done a tremendous service for our country, but now it’s time for him to follow in George Washington’s footsteps, and step aside to let new leaders rise up and stand against Donald Trump. (July 4) AP Raúl M. Grijalva, Rep. Arizona – What he has to do is take responsibility for keeping the presidency (for the Democrats) – and that means getting out of this election. AP Mike Quigley, Rep. Illinois – It has to be his decision, Quigly says, adding: Let’s be honest, it wasn’t just a bad night. (2 July) Three days later, he is clearer: – Mr President, we are eternally grateful. The only thing you can do now to cement your legacy forever and prevent total disaster is to step down and let someone else do this. AP Lloyd Doggett, Representative from Texas – I hope he makes the painful and difficult decision to step down. (July 2) Doggett becomes the first Democrat in Congress to publicly call on Biden to resign. Three days later, he repeats the message: – The need for him to step aside is more urgent tonight than when I first asked for it on Tuesday. The group asking him to leave is currently small and without large profiles. That does not mean that Biden is safe. – If there is a coordinated campaign in the Democratic Party, we wouldn’t know about it, says Civita adviser and US expert Eirik Løkke. On Monday, Biden sent a letter to the members of Congress that should create calm in the party. The opposite has happened. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer privately opens up that someone other than Joe Biden could be the party’s presidential candidate, according to the news website Axios. Schumer’s official position is that he stands with Biden. – A party in shock Løkke reminds that a lot can happen before the national meeting starts on 19 August. The experts news has spoken to refer to it as a climax in the game that is now taking place. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hug each other on Independence Day, July 4. Photo: Elizabeth Frantz / Reuters They envisage three possibilities: That Biden himself acknowledges the problems after poor opinion polls, makes another bad appearance or that there are new revelations or reports from the White House. A coordinated plan among Democrats to get a new candidate which in practice means that Biden is persuaded. That Biden becomes the Democrats’ candidate. – It seems that it is being discussed at a high level in the party, says US expert Sofie Høgestøl, associate professor at the Department of Public Law at the University of Oslo. – There is a party in shock, she believes. Former congresswoman Nancy Pelosi is among those who have expressed concern, without going so far as to say that Biden should resign. And she’s not the only one who has started asking questions: AFP Nancy Pelosi, former speaker of Congress – I think it’s legitimate to say, “Is this an episode, or is it a health problem?” (July 2) The veteran is considered one of the most important voices in the party. On Wednesday, she repeated her doubts. – It is up to the president to decide. We all urge him to make the decision, as time is running out. AFP Lori Trahan, Representative from Massachusetts – Although President Biden has made it clear that he feels he is the best candidate to win this election, nothing that has happened in the last twelve days suggests that voters see things the same way. (July 9) AFP Patty Murray, Senator from Washington – I think President Biden needs to do more to demonstrate that he is strong enough to beat Donald Trump. (July 8) Although the senator does not say outright that he must go, the statement causes a stir. She is a veteran of the party who has served in the Senate with Biden. AP Jon Tester, Senator from Montana – President Biden needs to prove to the American people – including me – that he can do the job for four more years. (July 8) AP Adam Schiff, Representative from California – The performance in the debate, I think, rightly raised questions among the American people about whether the president has the strength to defeat Donald Trump. And this is an existential risk. AFP Maura Healey, Governor of MassachusettsIn the coming days, I urge him to listen to the American people and carefully consider whether he remains our best hope for defeating Donald Trump. Trump ahead in opinion polls Høgestøl points out that Trump has been ahead of Biden in opinion polls even before the debate. Now Trump is moving further away. – Four years ago, Biden led with 9-10 percent going into the summer. And he didn’t win by 10 percent. A common dynamic is that the Democrats lead slightly more in the opinion polls nationally than is the reality in the election. So if they are then below the national level, that should be quite ominous, says Høgestøl. Author and USA expert Jan Arild Snoen believes that Biden is dependent on a good debate in September, and help from the economy, if he is to beat Trump. – It is Trump who is the favorite now, but Trump is not overwhelmingly favourite, he says. Many Democrats still stand firmly by Biden’s side: JOSEPH PREZIOSO Bernie Sanders, senator from Verrmont – I will do my best to get him re-elected. (June 28) It was between Sanders and Biden when the Democrats were to choose their presidential candidate in 2020. In the end, Sanders withdrew and stood behind Biden. AP Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation – Joe Biden’s presidency has been among the most productive and successful in American history. (June 28) Buttigieg ran in the nomination race for the Democratic presidential candidate. He resigned, and later became transport minister in Biden’s government. Unknown Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Representative from New York – I support him and am focused on making sure he wins in November. (July 8) Ocasio-Cortez is among the most left-wing in the Democratic Party. In 2019, she was elected to the House of Representatives, as the youngest ever, aged 29. Anders Tvegård / news Gavin Newsom, governor of California – President Joe Biden has had our back, now it’s time we have his. (July 3) He is governor of California, and designated as a possible successor by the Democrats in 2028 .Newsom is also a key supporter of Joe Biden. AP Chuck Schumer, Senator from New York – I stand with Joe Biden. (July 2) Schumer is the majority leader in the US Senate. He is now in his fifth term as senator for New York, and thus the state’s longest-serving. ALEX WONG Jerry Nadler, Representative from New York – He is going to be our representative, and we must all support him. (July 9) Nadler is former chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives. At the beginning of July, several media outlets reported that he had said in private conversations that Biden had to go. A few days later, however, Nadler showed his support for the president. AP Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York – President Joe Biden is in it to win, and all of us pledged to support him. (July 3) In 2021, Hochul became the state of New York’s first female governor. AP Richard Neal, Representative from Massachusetts – Let’s keep it going. (July 7) In 2019, as head of the control committee, Neal started work on getting Donald Trump’s tax returns handed over. AP Jaime Harrison, head of the Democratic party organization – This is not the West Wing. We have had a process, millions have voted for Joe Biden, and we have our candidate. (July 2) Excited before press conference Høgestøl believes Thursday’s press conference at the NATO summit will be decisive for Biden. – I think a lot of people will follow it. Will he be able to stand there and get questions from the press and actually parry them and answer them in a good way? I think that press conference will be quite important for him, she says. This is what the experts believe is happening now With just over a month until the national meeting, this is the experts’ prediction: Jan Arild Snoen: Photo: Philippe Bédos Ulvin / news – New episodes will trigger new demands that he must resign. It’s just guessing. But I think it is most likely that he will actually be nominated in August. I mean there’s more than a 50 percent chance of that. Eirik Løkke: Photo: Hanna Johre / news – I don’t think Joe Biden will be appointed during the national meeting. I think it will be someone else, most likely Kamala Harris. It is a mixture between faith and hope. It is an analysis based on the following: Everyone who saw Joe Biden during the debate saw that this is a person who is weakened in terms of age and health. And the numbers are crystal clear. A large majority of American voters believe he is too old. Sofie Høgestøl: Photo: Johanna Hauge / news – It is very difficult to say. Things still seem pretty open. Every single week he manages to stave off criticism makes it more likely that he will be the presidential candidate, said Sofie Høgestøl on Wednesday afternoon. The next day we asked the question again. – Maybe 55-45 to him leaving now. Feel this is changing day by day now. Published 11.07.2024, at 19.07
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