The Importance of Foreign Policy to Biden’s Running for the Post-Fall 2012 Presidential Campaign and What He Can Do About It

This is an important period for Biden to weather the storm or not. Democrats are behind Biden. Many are waiting to see what the polls say and many are biting their nails.

Biden blamed his poor debate performance on exhaustion, and insisted that medical checkups prior to the debate found “no indication of a serious condition.” Biden told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that he was sick prior to the debate with a “really bad cold.”

Biden, 81, has said that “the Lord Almighty” could convince him to step back from his campaign for a second term after he badly faltered in a debate with former President Donald Trump — a performance that alarmed Democrats worried that he no longer has what it takes to run, win and govern.

If you are correct about what you are stubborn about, it is a positive quality of presidential leadership.

So far there have been no public calls from senators for Biden to step aside, despite rumors of a meeting led by Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., aimed at encouraging Biden to leave the race.

He asked if anyone else could handle foreign policy the same way he did, even though he was not as strong as he was a few years ago.

Not even his vice president? Stephanopoulos didn’t follow up with that, but it was curious. Sure, anyone running for office should think no one could do the job better, but how close Biden has kept Harris lately – even hoisting her arm in the air at a Fourth of July event as if she had just won a boxing match – and given the questions about his age, it’s worth wondering whether it’s inherent in his answer that he doesn’t have the confidence in Harris to actually do the job or win?

After the debate, we are entering week two. It can take weeks for public opinion to be solidified. Polls this week have shown Biden hurt by the debate – the degree to which is debatable.

If he is where he was before the debate, it will help shore up support. More Democrats would want him to step aside if he’s further behind.

One party, the GOP, doesn’t seem to care if two dozen women have accused their nominee of sexual assault, don’t care if he ran a fraudulent foundation and a sham “university,” don’t care if he paid off a porn star, don’t care if he lies repeatedly, and don’t care if he was impeached twice or was convicted on almost three dozen felony counts.

The State of the Biden Desert: How Do We Want to Stay in the States and How Will We Win? – A Skype Conversation with Biden

Next up for Biden was Michigan on Friday, which is also the third “Blue Wall” state in a week. The three states that are crucial to a Democratic victory in November are:

He has been trying to demonstrate that his debate flub was just one bad night and not a sign of something more serious. At Mount Airy Church of God in Christ, a praise band sang “I Need you to Survive” for Biden, as the bishop called for unity.

“Forgive us for allowing the enemy to drive the wedges between us,” he prayed. “Because if we ever lock arms and come together, there’s no election that we cannot win.”

Later, Biden stopped at a campaign field office where he gave some high-energy unscripted remarks about economic issues important to voters, like grocery and insulin prices.

“Dark Brandon’s coming back” Biden said to a group of about 150 cheering volunteers, referring to a meme the campaign uses to mock his opponents. He said that they are going to get a good look at who Donald Trump is in 120 or so days.

Biden was flanked by Sen. John Fetterman and Rep. Madeleine Dean. Fetterman stated that there is only one person in the country that has ever kicked Trump’s ass in an election. “He’s going to do it twice.”

Multiple senior House Democrats told House Democratic leaders that President Biden shouldn’t run for president, according to several sources with access to a private conversation.

As Biden ponders his decision, he will need to seek out people with some distance and objectivity. He noted that an interview Biden did with ABC on Friday “didn’t put concerns to rest” about his candidacy — particularly Biden’s assertion that — even if he loses to Trump in November — what matters most is that he gives it his all.

Earlier Sunday, Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., said on CNN she was hearing some constituents urging Biden to step aside and others saying he needs to remain at the top of the ticket.

The senator said he talked to Biden on Saturday. The president talked about how he’d be doing in the coming days, and what he was planning to do. “He is as pumped and as eager as I’ve seen to make sure he’s taking this campaign seriously,” Padilla told MSNBC.

Biden faces a critical week in Washington, as his party’s lawmakers return to Congress — and world leaders come to the city for a NATO summit, where Biden is set to give a rare solo press conference, where he will be faced with answering more questions about his age and abilities.

In Ann Arbor, Mich., Tom Brush called the current state of the Democratic race “a sad moment,” explaining he doubts whether Biden can make it through the election and had hoped the president would voluntarily step aside for the good of the party — perhaps for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

“My experience is that people are capable of reaching a stage in their life when they aren’t vital as they were,” said Brush in an interview at his home.

Rep. Nadler’s ire against a Call for Biden to Remain in the Electiacucua of the House of Representatives

The top Democrat on the Judiciary committee was Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York.

But some Democrats were going public with their ire against calls for Biden to withdraw. Frederica Wilson is from Florida, and she says that the Democratic leaders should stop listening to the pundits.