{"id":572163,"date":"2023-04-28T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/five-reasons-democrats-are-worried-about-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T10:00:00","slug":"five-reasons-democrats-are-worried-about-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-reasons-democrats-are-worried-about-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"#Five reasons Democrats are worried about Biden\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3584a212041\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3584a212041\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-reasons-democrats-are-worried-about-biden\/#Age\" >Age\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-reasons-democrats-are-worried-about-biden\/#Lack_of_interviews\" >Lack of interviews\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-reasons-democrats-are-worried-about-biden\/#Nimbleness\" >Nimbleness\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-reasons-democrats-are-worried-about-biden\/#Proneness_to_gaffes\" >Proneness to gaffes\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-reasons-democrats-are-worried-about-biden\/#Handling_of_the_economy\" >Handling of the economy\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/bidenjoe_042423gn18_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When President Biden announced his reelection bid this week, some Democrats privately expressed worry that some of the president\u2019s flaws could haunt him throughout the campaign.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While they acknowledge Biden has had a successful couple of years \u2014 particularly on the legislative front \u2014 they also have some trepidation about whether Biden can ultimately pull off another victory in 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cEvery Democrat is a little freaked out, but no one wants to say it publicly,\u201d one Democratic consultant conceded this week. \u201cWe\u2019re in uncharted waters.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are five of the worries Democrats mention when it comes to Biden. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Age\"><\/span><strong>Age<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The biggest worry Democrats have is the president\u2019s age. Biden will turn 81 in November and would be 86 at the end of a second term. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s already the oldest president in U.S. history, a record he breaks every day in office. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Strategists in the Democratic Party see it as the main reason for a contradiction in polling: Most Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rove of Biden\u2019s first term, but more than half of those surveyed say the president shouldn\u2019t run again.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s age is a source of attacks from his would-be rivals. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor, this week predicted Biden wouldn\u2019t live until the end of his second term if elected, and \u201cif you vote for Joe Biden, you really are counting on a President Harris.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former President Trump, who is 76, also frequently lashes out at Biden over his age.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden admitted on Wednesday he also \u201ctook a hard look\u201d at his age when he considered running for reelection. \u201cAnd I feel good,\u201d he told reporters at a press conference. \u201cI feel excited about the prospects.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Still, some Democratic strategists wonder whether Biden can compete effectively.\u00a0\u201cCampaigns aren\u2019t made for 81-year-olds,\u201d one operative acknowledged.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Biden largely stayed off the campaign trail because of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he was choosing to follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>. He built a television studio in his Wilmington, Del., home and sought to speak directly to the public from there. But in this cycle, he\u2019ll need to crisscross the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing from swing state to swing state.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not for the faint of heart,\u201d the strategist said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lack_of_interviews\"><\/span><strong>Lack of interviews\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Biden had a press conference this week when he welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to the White House. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the president has had fewer <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conferences than any of his recent predecessors, a fact some Democrats see as a sign the White House wants to keep him out of situations where he might make an unforced public error.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mark Knoller, the veteran journalist who covered the White House for decades and keeps detailed records of presidential pressers, said Biden has held 24 news conferences since he took office, 12 of which were joint news conferences with foreign leaders. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Former President Bill Clinton, by comparison, did 83 news conferences in his first two years in office. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Compared to his predecessors, Biden also has sat down for the fewest number of interviews with journalists. Knoller said Biden has done 38 interviews since taking office. Earlier this month, he did an interview with \u201cToday Show\u201d host Al Roker at the White House Easter Egg Roll.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Knoller noted the president hasn\u2019t done any interviews with Fox News, which frequently rails against his policies and politics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe few interviews Biden has done with news anchors have been a festival of softball questions with no follow-up to elicit substantive answers,\u201d said Tobe Berkovitz, a communications professor emeritus at Boston University who worked as a political <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> consultant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Biden\u2019s reluctance to take questions isn\u2019t just from journalists. He also has done few town halls with voters since taking office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe needs to spend more time interacting with voters,\u201d one strategist said. \u201cThat\u2019s a Biden staple: He performs at his best when he\u2019s interacting with regular folks, and we haven\u2019t seen much of it in recent years.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The strategist predicted Biden would have smaller, more controlled events throughout the campaign, something that ultimately doesn\u2019t behoove him.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nimbleness\"><\/span><strong>Nimbleness\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To win a modern-day campaign, strategists say a presidential candidate needs to be flexible.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the 2016 cycle, for example, Trump frequently called in to radio and television shows to do impromptu interviews while Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her team deliberated for hours over a tweet. Some Democrats feel the Biden operation is similar in its inability to move the ship in real time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can be really slow and too methodical,\u201d the Democratic consultant said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden, however, showed he can respond quickly and off-the-cuff during the State of the Union address earlier this year when he went off-script to spar with Freedom Caucus members in real time over social programs. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called him a \u201cliar\u201d for saying Republicans wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare, he continued the back and forth without missing a beat.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe does know how to throw punches,\u201d said Susan Del Percio, a longtime Republican consultant who supported Biden over Trump in 2020.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Proneness_to_gaffes\"><\/span><strong>Proneness to gaffes<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Biden has largely been a stick-to-the-script kind of president, a major departure from his time as a senator when he regularly spoke off the cuff.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aides have been particularly stringent about keeping Biden on message throughout his presidency. He often quips he\u2019s going to \u201cbe in trouble\u201d with his aides for\u00a0veering off message\u00a0and speaking his mind.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the campaign trail can be prime for unscripted moments, and even the staunchest Biden supporters worry about his ability to step in it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy biggest fear is that he\u2019ll say something and it\u2019ll be tough for him to recover,\u201d one donor said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden\u2019s weakest link is his tradition of placing his foot in his mouth,\u201d Berkovitz added. \u201cHe has always been a gaffe machine, and his diminishing cognitive abilities have exacerbated this problem.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Handling_of_the_economy\"><\/span><strong>Handling of the economy<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jobs numbers are the best they\u2019ve been in decades, and consumer spending is robust. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats worry one of Biden\u2019s biggest flaws won\u2019t be a personality trait, but rather his handling of the top issue to voters: the economy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden this week touted an economy that \u201cremains strong,\u201d but many economists suggest otherwise as the Federal Reserve keeps upping interest rates and big banks predict little growth, if any. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Others hint that a recession is looming as major corporations slash jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m worried that the economy will turn, and [the Biden administration] didn\u2019t handle it so well the first time,\u201d Del Percio said, pointing to earlier in the presidency as the price of gas, groceries and other goods soared. \u201cThey got it all wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where he really falls behind,\u201d she added. \u201cHe seems like he\u2019s behind on a lot of kitchen table issues. 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