cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17152685

The CNN poll also asked voters about potential replacements for Biden. Harris fared the best, trailing Trump by only two points, 47 percent to 45 percent, within the margin of error.

Several other prominent Democrats outperformed Biden in polling, including Govs. Gavin Newsom (Calif.) and Gretchen Whitmer (Mich.), as well as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

The Biden campaign has quickly shut down any notion that the president would leave the 2024 race.

  • dhork@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    That’s what they said in 2008, too. (Well, the black part at least.) Give the country some more credit.

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      The stars aren’t aligned in the way they were in '08. And the black part is less of a hurdle than the woman part, honestly.