In private, Democrats panic. For the Biden campaign, everything is fine.
Democrats were panicking. Donors were despondent. And some elected officials were privately wondering whether their leader should step aside. But...
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Manchin threatened to break with Biden before senior Democrats intervened
As panic and confusion over President Biden’s faltering debate performance swept the ranks of Democratic lawmakers late last week, Sen....
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Obama shares concerns after shaky debate, offers Biden his advice
Former president Barack Obama has privately told allies who have reached out to him that President Biden’s already-tough path to...
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A new national poll turns post-debate conventional wisdom on its head
It has been less than a week since President Biden walked out onto the stage of the first presidential debate...
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Black men helped power Biden’s 2020 Georgia win. Some are wavering.
MACON, Ga. — When the crush of inflation became too much to bear a year and a half ago, Rashad...
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Biden allies rally behind president amid voter concerns after debate
Several Democratic allies of the president fanned out on Sunday to defend keeping President Biden as their party’s nominee, even...
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Biden aides plotted debate strategy for months. Then it all collapsed.
CAMP DAVID, Md. — President Biden’s debate prep went fine. In the sessions, the president still spoke haltingly. He sometimes...
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Carville predicted Biden would drop out. A campaign message invoked him anyway.
James Carville, the longtime Democratic strategist known as the “Ragin’ Cajun,” said in an interview published Saturday that he does...
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