President Joe Biden participates in the CNN presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. As Democrats reel from President Joe Biden’s befuddled debate performance last week, political strategists are trying to weigh the impact the new narrative in the presidential election could have on competitive down-ballot races. In […]
California Democratic leaders are spending their last week before summer break pushing a ballot measure changing portions of Proposition 47 — even though a large chunk of their members may not support it. On Monday, 35 Assembly members voted in favor of a last-minute initiative from Newsom and legislative leaders rolling back portions of the […]
Monday’s Supreme Court decision giving Donald Trump immunity for past and potentially future presidential acts gave Democrats more urgency to defeat him, just as new polling showed that last week’s debate intensified voters’ concerns that President Biden may not be the man to do it. The dueling pieces of news underscored the conundrum the party […]
Biden is facing the biggest challenge of his career as he aims to remain the Democratic nominee. The president’s family encouraged him to continue his campaign, The New York Times reported. So far, he’s leaning on his family and his political appeal among party blocs to forge ahead. Democrats are still trying to pick up […]
As President Joe Biden attempts to reassure supporters following his widely panned debate performance on Thursday, Democrats still worried about having him at the top of the ticket in November have few realistic options at their disposal, at least as far as party rules and historical precedent are concerned. Those fretting over Biden as the […]
Kamala Harris’s team is concerned that Democrats will install a white candidate ahead of her to replace Joe Biden, arguing that it would be “offensive” to black voters to overlook her should the president stand aside. Mr Biden is facing calls to step back from the race over concerns about his age, after a disastrous […]
While Republicans applauded the supreme court’s decision to grant Donald Trump immunity for official acts undertaken as president, Democratic leaders expressed outrage over a ruling that legal experts warn could undermine the foundations of US democracy. The court’s six conservative justices ruled that presidents have “absolute immunity” for official acts but no immunity from unofficial […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had the kind of weekend on which history pivots — trying to stabilize his campaign after a disastrous and demoralizing debate against former President Donald Trump, then gathering with family as previously planned at a secluded mountain retreat where they discussed the path forward. The 81-year-old Democrat went into […]
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! LEGISLATURE RACES TO RECESS California lawmakers are facing a busy, tense three days before they leave Sacramento for a month-long summer recess. By the end of Wednesday, they will need to meet a deadline to move bills out of policy committees. They’ll also likely advance two multibillion-dollar […]
A once politically far-fetched question — can President Joe Biden be replaced at the top of the Democratic Party presidential ticket — has taken on new urgency after Biden’s halting debate performance Thursday night against former President Donald Trump. The short answer is yes — assuming Biden decides on his own to step aside. But […]
The path seemed clear for Matt Kleinmann in the Democratic primary for Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District. The community developer from Wyandotte County was tapped by the Kansas Democratic Party. He made an introduction video and announced his campaign for Congress. He was the only Democrat in the race. Then, right before the filing deadline, former […]
As President Joe Biden‘s campaign scrambles to calm nerves about the president’s disastrous debate performance, Democrats on Capitol Hill are growing increasingly furious at those around him and increasingly despondent about his prospects for re-election — and their own chances of winning House and Senate majorities. Conversations about a strategy shift are already underway, with […]