As some Democrat lawmakers and newspaper editorial boards urge President Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race to ensure that Donald Trump is not elected in November, the president’s closest family, namely First Lady Jill Biden and son Hunter Biden, have continued to urge him to press on.
Sources claimed in early July that Hunter, who is described as a “de facto gatekeeper” between his father and longtime friends, has been joining meetings with Biden and his senior aides since the president returned to the White House from Camp David on July 1, much to the surprise of the president’s aides.
Meanwhile, First Lady Jill Biden has been shouldering much of the campaigning in recent days, making stops in Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida on July 8.
One unnamed Democrat lawmaker told Axios that the “sh*t is going to hit the fan” when Congress returned on Monday, July 8.
A handful of Democrat lawmakers have already gone on record to call for Biden to drop out of the race, and on July 9, congressional Democrats met to discuss the path forward.
While some lawmakers reiterated their support for Biden, many of the disheartened Democrats worried that Biden’s current slide in the polls could spell doom for the Democrat majority in the Senate while expanding Republican control of the House.
In the days leading up to the June 27 debate, the Real Clear Politics polling average gave Donald Trump a 1-point advantage over the president, 46.2 percent to 45.2 percent.
As of July 8, the RCP polling average had Donald Trump 3.3 points over Biden, 47.3 percent to 44 percent.
During a weekend conference call with the co-chairs of the campaign, Biden again insisted that he had no intention of dropping out of the race and promised to hold more town halls and campaign events where he could speak directly to voters.
A top Democrat strategist told Axios that everyone who is not paid by the president or named Biden is aware of how “deep a hole” the president is in.
