President Joe Biden says the pressure on him to end his reelection campaign is coming from Democratic Party “elites,” the same kind of people who have doubted him throughout his long journey in public life.
Dr. Craig Tatum, pastor for New Life Baptist Church Ministries, talks about voting in the November presidential election, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Saginaw, Mich. President Joe Biden says the pressure on him to end his reelection campaign is coming from Democratic Party elites." But a sampling of voters and Democratic activists in several key swing states paints a far more complicated picture in the aftermath of Bidens disastrous debate performance.
A demographic microcosm of Michigan at large, Saginaw County is the only Michigan bellwether to side with the winner in the last four presidential elections. The county’s namesake city, population 44,000, is about half Black, while surrounding areas are predominantly Republican. “In terms of best chance of beating Trump, it would have to be Biden,” he said. “But I don’t like that fact.”
As long as Black people and young people vote in strong numbers, Biden will win, said Brian Humphrey, a 62-year-old activist in Pennsylvania, who is Black. But he frets about younger voters — such as his granddaughters, one 18 and one 19 — who lack enthusiasm for a man four times their age.
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