The party is considering alternative candidates in the face of Joe Biden's growing deficit in opinion polls compared to his increasingly likely Republican rival in this year's US presidential elections.
Joe Biden's growing deficit in the polls against his increasingly likely Republican rival in this year's US presidential election, Donald Trump, is prompting Democrats to consider alternative candidates, most recently former First Lady Michelle Obama.
The idea of an alternative to Michelle Obama, the wife of former President Barack, began to spread in the halls of Congress when, last November, David Axelrod wrote on the social networking site Which is beginning to show that Trump is best positioned to return to the White House after the November 2024 presidential election.
“Only Biden can make this decision. If he remains in the Democratic primary race, he will be the party's nominee. What he has to do is consider whether it is reasonable or not; Whether it is in your interest or in the interest of the country.” wrote Axelrod, a former adviser to Barack Obama who remains one of the Democrats' key strategists.
Shortly after this message on social media, several Republican members of Congress began reacting to the former White House counsel's message, including Ted Cruz, the influential senator from Texas, who made clear in a television interview that Barack Obama is still the person. Who runs the Democratic Party and who could, at any moment, put his wife on the ballot for the Democratic primary.
This possibility has been dormant for a few weeks, but recent polls — which continue to point to Biden's declining popularity, giving him several different points than Trump, especially in states deemed crucial to electoral victory — have raised the topic once again for political discussion.
This week, conservative Congressman Byron Donalds considered Michelle Obama's nomination almost certain, in an interview with Fox News, citing information provided to him by members close to the White House, who were concerned about the possibility of Trump's return. To the White House.
Republicans cite another argument: a statement earlier this month by Michelle Obama, in another podcast interview, in which the former first lady said she was very concerned about the possibility of Trump winning the 2005 election as of November.
“What could happen in the next election? I'm afraid of what could happen, because our leaders matter. Who we choose, who speaks on our behalf, and who has access to the pulpit.” Michelle Obama said in this interview.
The Democrats do not comment on the statements of the former First Lady, nor do they admit to discussing her nomination, but the American media confirms that the party has opinion polls that reveal that Michelle Obama has a greater chance of stopping Trump than Joe Biden.
Democratic opinion polls confirm what other opinion studies indicate: Voters consider Biden old and tired, at 81 years old, to be unable to complete a second term, and they do not recognize the economic results that the White House considers positive.
This week, several North American media outlets reported that the scenario of Michelle Obama being placed in the Democratic primaries is being taken seriously among Republicans, who are preparing for this scenario.
Roger Stone, Donald Trump's longtime political adviser, wrote in his column that Republicans must confront this premise and prepare to fight the popularity that Barack's wife has already proven to have among voters, especially minorities, who constitute a critical sector for presidential victory. .
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