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Rep. Cori Bush refused to comment on an important topic on Monday.
She refused to say if she supported President Joe Biden running for a second term.
“Do you want to see Joe Biden run for a second term?” Bush was asked during an interview at her campaign headquarters Monday.
A campaign aide tried to hurry Bush along, but mark Maxwell from 5 On Your Side said, “That’s an easy question. It’s not going to take long.”
Bush responded with a rather telling answer, even if she didn’t want to answer.
“I don’t want to answer that question because we have not — that’s not — yeah, I don’t want to answer that question,” Bush said, appearing to be caught off guard.
“I mean, he’s the president. He has the right to run for a second term, absolutely. But I don’t want to … I’d rather you not ask that question.”
Her answer to that question is a common theme for many in the Democratic Party. They are trying to distance themselves from President Joe Biden.
The Washington Examiner reported:
The president’s underwhelming performance has led to uncomfortable conversations about how much to lean on him as Democrats try to hold on to power. The Senate is currently deadlocked at 50-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris’s tiebreaking vote giving Democrats the majority. In the House, Republicans need to net only five seats in the midterm elections to win back the majority they lost in 2018.
A Gallup poll found that the mood of the nation is the worst it has been in any midterm election since 1974, the year the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Even though it’s normal for a president’s party to lose seats in the midterm elections, Democrats could be looking at larger than usual losses unless Biden can turn public opinion around.
Biden has burned through almost all of the political capital he had when he was sworn into office last year. His popularity has taken a nosedive amid his struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, soaring gas prices, and multiple foreign crises. His public approval rating fell for a fourth straight week to 36%, matching its lowest level seen in May, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released Thursday. His overall approval rating has stayed below 50% since August.
It is clear that Democrats do not want Biden to run again in 2024.
There are many speculations as to who else would run in 2024.
Some have speculated Pete Buttigieg, and of course, others suspect Kamala Harris.
There are rumors that Gavin Newsom could be preparing for a 2024 run, as well.
We will certainly know soon who is on the Democrat roster, as rumors of Trump announcing he will run again in 2024 are circling.
