Topline
President Joe Biden formally announced his 2024 reelection campaign Tuesday—a widely expected move even after previously suggesting he may only serve one term—becoming the de facto nominee of the Democratic Party, which is expected to largely unite behind him despite concerns from voters about his age.
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Key Facts
The president announced his reelection in a three-minute video, in which he pledged to continue his “battle for the soul of America” and positioned himself as a champion of “personal freedom.”
As he faces a likely rematch against former President Donald Trump, Biden opposed the “MAGA extremists” who are “lining up to take on … bedrock freedoms,” citing issues like threats to Social Security, abortion bans, book banning and attacks on LGBTQ rights and voting rights.
Biden was widely expected to launch his campaign Tuesday, reports had indicated last week, and the president told reporters Monday he would announce his reelection bid “real soon.”
Biden will name White House aide Julie Chavez Rodriguez as his campaign manager with Quentin Fulks, who managed Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock’s 2022 campaign, as her deputy, the Washington Post reported ahead of Biden’s announcement.
Crucial Quote
“When I ran for president four years ago, I said we are in a battle for the soul of America, and we still are,” Biden said. “The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer.”
Chief Critic
Trump attacked Biden in a statement late Monday ahead of the president’s anticipated Tuesday announcement, claiming, “You could take the five worst presidents in American history, and put them together, and they would not have done the damage Joe Biden has done to our Nation in just a few short years.” “With such a calamitous and failed presidency, it is almost inconceivable that Biden would even think of running for reelection,” Trump said.
Big Number
47%. That’s the share of Democrats who said they wanted Biden to run in 2024, according to an Associated Press/NORC poll released last week, as compared with 26% of respondents overall. Despite that, 81% of Democrats still said they would likely support Biden in a general election if he did run.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/04/25/biden-announces-2024-reelection-campaign/