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President Biden’s interview today is taking on outsized significance for his 2024 race
Democrats and donors are watching to see how President Biden handles questions from ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. If he struggles, it may fuel party anxiety about whether he should stay on the ticket.
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‘I’m in this race to the end,’ Biden tells campaign staffers
President Biden has been under pressure from some of his fellow Democrats to withdraw from the race after he badly stumbled in last week’s presidential debate.
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Whitehouse says Biden’s assessment on whether to keep running is ‘the responsible thing for him to do’
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse – who made national news by saying he was horrified by President Biden’s recent debate performance – said Wednesday that Biden is doing the right thing by assessing whether to continue his campaign. “I think it’s the responsible thing for him to do,” Whitehouse told reporters after an unrelated news conference […]
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Can Biden come back from a bad debate the way Reagan did in 1984?
After President Biden’s surprisingly weak debate performance this week, some defenders have pointed to other incumbents who stumbled in their first debate but recovered to win reelection.
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Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for June 28, 2024
Well, how was your Thursday night? You can follow me through the week on threads and what we used to call the twitters. Here we go. *** Want to get my column in your inbox every Friday? Just sign up right here. *** STORY OF THE WEEK: The Kennedy–Nixon debate in 1960 marked the dawning […]
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Pell Center poll shows low ratings for McKee, Matos and Biden
A new poll by the Pell Center at Salve Regina University shows both Gov. Dan McKee and Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos with approval ratings that are underwater. Thirty-six percent of respondents support the job done by McKee, while 54% disapprove, according to the poll. For Matos, the approval number is 28%, while her disapproval was […]
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Biden and Trump will debate on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know
President Biden and former President Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election on Thursday night in Atlanta. Find out how to watch and what to watch for.
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Will Trump give the familiar VP storyline a new makeover in Milwaukee?
Our system has long ago absorbed the lesson that vice presidents are chosen largely for effect, despite all the rhetoric about someone being the “most qualified person” to be “a heartbeat away.”
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Biden says the next president may get to name two Supreme Court justices
Former President Donald Trump cemented the conservative majority on the Supreme Court. If Trump wins again, Biden said “one of the scariest parts” would be his power to fill upcoming vacancies.
