80% of Dems think Biden talks about RFK Jr. MUST debate – including 72% of those who support president
The vast majority of Democratic primary voters say they would like to see President Joe Biden debate fellow Democratic candidates running for president during the 2024 election campaign.
A USA Today/Suffolk University poll shows that 80 percent of Democrats would like Biden to run against challenger Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a series of debates.
Even 72 percent of Biden supporters turned out to be in favor of the idea.
The possibility that such a debate will actually take place is slim to zero, as Biden shows no interest in participating as he calculates he has little to gain from such an encounter.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has also stated that it will not sponsor debates.
The vast majority of Democratic primary voters say they’d like to see debates between President Joe Biden and his fellow Democratic candidates
About 80% of Democrats expressed desire to see Biden debate with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pictured, challenging Biden’s nomination
Of Democrats polled in the recent poll, 58 percent support Biden for the nomination, while 15 percent support Kennedy
Such positions are typical when a president is running for a second term with incumbents on both sides of the aisle who tend to avoid televised debates.
“As you know, no incumbent R [Republican] or d [Democrat] have held debates,” said Kevin Munoz, a spokesman for the Biden campaign USA today.
In 1980, then-President Jimmy Carter did not debate Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy.
It is Kennedy’s cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 69, who is now taking on a challenge to Biden who has limited chances of success.
Kennedy is an ex-environmental attorney who has a history of promoting conspiracy theories about the safety of FDA-approved vaccines.
“The decision not to debate ignores the 82% of women, 84% of unionized households, 86% of independents, and 90% of young voters who don’t just plan to vote in next year’s Democratic primary or caucus.” of their state, but would do so. would like to see a series of Democratic primaries,” said David Paleologos, director of Suffolk’s Political Research Center who conducted the poll.
The feverish anticipation for a showdown is evident on social media. One user said it would be “comedy gold” given Biden’s unconventional detractors. Others beat up a selection process that was “manipulated” and “anti-democratic.”
While Biden’s nomination has not faced major threats, the poll highlights the importance of consolidating and boosting the Democratic base.
Robert F Kennedy Jr. (left) waves to the crowd at the kick-off of his 2024 campaign, along with his wife, actress Cheryl Hines (right), of Curb Your Enthusiasm fame
Nearly three-quarters of voters want to see Biden take the stage with his long shots of the Democratic challengers
Robert F Kennedy Jr. (right) is photographed as a child with his uncle, President John F. Kennedy (left)
Campaign memorabilia for Robert F. Kennedy Jr will be sold during his campaign launch
Of Democrats polled, 58 percent support Biden for the nomination, while 15 percent support Kennedy and 6 percent support Marianne Williamson. Another 21 percent of respondents have not yet made a decision.
Neither candidate is likely to win the Democratic nomination, with party apparatchiks rallying around Biden trying to avoid a real primary challenge.
Biden would be 86 at the end of his second term if he wins the presidential election next year.
During the 2020 election, in the absence of a sitting Democratic president, Biden participated in 11 DNC-sanctioned debates during the first season.
A televised Democratic primary debate in 2020. No sitting president has participated in a primary debate in decades, even when facing a known challenger
Biden fell at an event in Colorado earlier this month, sparking new concerns about his health
Kennedy, meanwhile, the son of Robert F. Kennedy Sr. and noted anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, has expressed disappointment that such debates do not appear to be on the horizon.
The former environmental lawyer is also advised by ex-Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who ran for the White House in 2004 and 2008.
Kennedy, who is pro-choice, has tried to woo centrist voters with promises of border security.
He portrays himself as the only viable left-wing alternative to the aging and blunder-prone commander-in-chief.
Questions have been raised again about Biden’s eligibility for office after he tumbled at a graduation ceremony from the Air Force Academy in Colorado on June 1.
Biden’s loyalists have long dismissed discussions about the president’s health as an unfounded smear of conservatives.