Biden Enlists Potential Rivals to Help With Projected 2024 Run

While President Joe Biden did not officially declare his candidacy to run for reelection in 2020, he assembled a team consisting of highly-regarded Democratic leaders who might be rivals. They will travel around the country and help promote what he considers his successes during his first term.

Biden created a team that includes senators, governors and other well-known Democrats to deliver speeches, as well as appear in media interviews, prior to Biden’s expected announcement of his second term.

Biden’s new team is likely to use the Democratic National Committee as its headquarters. It will be introduced allegedly sometime in March.

Governors Wes Moore (D.Md.), Phil Murphy (D-N.J.), Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.), J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.), Josh Shapiro (D-Penn.The Washington Post reports that 122 people have so far joined the effort.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D.Mass.), Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.); and U.S. Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.Veronica Escobar, (D-Texas), are also part the team.

“I will absolutely support him because I know how important this partnership has already been to the state of Maryland,” Moore stated this last week. “I plan on going everywhere to be able to do it—both to areas that may be blue areas or areas that may not be blue areas.”

“Among the many things that will assist Biden to win reelection is the Democrats’ ability to unify despite ideological differences. This national advisory board not only showcases this strength, but it also further adds to the likelihood of a Democratic win in 2024,” David Carlucci is an ex-senator from New York and a Democratic strategist.

“Strength comes from unity. Even if some of these appointees decide to run against the president, at least the Democrats will come to the general election with a robust, transparent, and unified message,” Carlucci added. “This is how Democrats will win. On the other hand, as seen with the appointment of Speaker Kevin (McCarthy), Republicans struggle immensely with their fringe members.”

Biden, Second Term

Biden will be asked about his age if he formally declares his intention to run for another term.

On February 27, a Yahoo News/YouGov poll found that 68% of respondents believed Biden to be the president. “too old for another term. Among Democratic registered voters, 48 percent agree with that opinion compared to 38 percent who disagree.

Recent polling from ABC News and The Washington Post indicated that 62 percent of the respondents think that Biden has accomplished “It’s not that much” or “You can have little or none” in his first two years, while 36 percent believe he has achieved “a great deal” or “A good deal.”

In a Reuters/Ipsos poll last month, Biden’s public approval rating was 41 percent.

Conducted from Feb. 23 to Feb. 27, the Yahoo News/YouGov survey of 1,516 U.S. adults also showed that 77 percent o