2023-12-17 11:32:00
US President Joe Biden reaches the end of the year with increasing concerns from Democrats regarding his re-election. Biden faces resistance on Capitol Hill to his effort to financially aid allies in two wars — Ukraine and Israel — and undergoes an investigation into impeachment against him and his family.
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A round of discouraging polls is increasing nervousness among Democrats, including those closest to the president. They are concerned that voters’ negative views are not being challenged. These Democrats are getting impatient and want to start a full campaign.
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Among these Democrats is former President Barack Obama, who “knows it will be a close race” and “thinks Democrats could very well lose” the 2024 election, according to a person familiar with his thinking. Obama worries that “the alternative is quite dangerous for democracy,” the person said.
Currently 81 years old, Biden was vice president of the United States (USA) during Obama’s two terms at the helm of the White House, from January 2009 to January 2017. After four years out of power, he assumed the position of American president at the beginning of 2021, months after winning the dispute against the then president Donald Trumpfrom the Republican Party.
Biden and the US economic situation
The Americans are the largest donor of military assistance to Ukraine | Photo: Reproduction/wikimedia commons/Gage Skidmore
At the same time, robust U.S. economic activity appears to offer some rays of hope for President Biden as the 2024 presidential race approaches. At least that’s what another wing of the Democratic Party believes.
Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record level and — perhaps most importantly from an electoral point of view — consumer confidence recovered this month faster than expected.
Magazine West, with information from State Agency it’s yes Dow Jones Newswires
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