Arick Wierson and Barley Honan: Calls for Biden to step aside are growing within the Democratic Party. If he has any chance of being a viable candidate, three main things have to align for him. - NBCNewsTHINK
in many House races, it is clear that the GOP will likely take back the House and has a chance to regain the Senate. If Democrats can keep the bleeding in the House to a minimum and retain control of the Senate, it will be a boon to Biden’s leadership within the party. But if an Armageddon scenario plays out with deep cuts in the House and a loss of the Senate, expect more pressure to be exerted on Biden to step aside ahead of 2024.
A Donald Trump redux is the third issue at hand. Right now, things are not looking good for the former president; the details emerging from the Jan. 6 hearings have some speculating that he may be too weak to run in 2024. Former top Trump White House aide Mick Mulvaney said that Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony hasBut make no mistake about it — Trump has been down and out before.
Lastly, there is the X-factor. The elephant in the room, of course, is the one thing completely out of Biden’s control: his age. Too many Americans feel that Biden, who would be 82 by the time he is sworn in a second time, is simply too old to continue to perform at a high level in the most important — and taxing — job in the world. That’s why incidents like the continue to raise plenty of questions about his mental and physical fitness.
Even if all the stars were to align with his approval rating, the ‘22 midterms and with Trump wanting a rematch, if Biden were to start showing more instances of cognitive or physical decline, he might have no choice but to pass the party baton to the next generation.
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