Biden could wait until the FALL to announce his 2024 run
Biden could wait until FALL to announce his 2024 run: The president is in no rush to confirm his decision and has yet to decide who will lead his campaign
- President Joe Biden could wait until this fall to announce a presidential run for 2024
- Axios reported on Monday that Biden’s 2024 ‘campaign-in-waiting’ is still in its infancy
- The president’s allies said they see no downside to waiting as former President Donald Trump’s legal drama unfolds across the aisle
President Joe Biden could hold off announcing a 2024 presidential run until this fall Axios reports Monday that advisers and allies think it could not come until July or even the months after.
The 80-year-old Biden looked good to announce his post-holiday re-election bid, saying he would discuss another run with his family — talks expected to take place during vacations to Nantucket over Thanksgiving and St. Croix over New Year’s.
But Axios reported that Biden’s 2024 “campaign-in-waiting” is still in its infancy, with decisions still to be made on who will hold key positions, including campaign manager and finance chairman.
The president’s allies told the publication they see no downside to waiting.
Biden can continue to focus on governing and stay above the drama unfolding across the aisle — especially around former President Donald Trump and his legal troubles.
Axios reported Monday that President Joe Biden’s 2024 “campaign awaiting” is still in its infancy — with major personnel positions such as campaign manager and finance chairman still unfilled. Biden could delay an announcement until the summer or even the fall, the publication said
Biden waited until April 25, 2019 to launch his 2020 bid. He did so with a video message (pictured) about fighting for the “soul of the nation” and talking about how he saw Trump as a threat in the wake of the racial unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Trump launched his 2024 bid at a historic early date.
He announced his intention to run for the White House again in mid-November 2022, just days after the midterm elections ended.
He also started his 2020 election bid historically early: He filed papers with the Federal Elections Commission on his inauguration day in 2017. Trump held an official campaign kickoff in June 2019.
The first to jump a Democrat into the 2020 race was Senator Elizabeth Warren, who announced her intentions during New Year’s 2019.
Biden did not reveal his own ambitions for the White House for 2020 until April 25, 2019.
He did so with a video message about fighting for the “soul of the nation” and how he saw Trump as a threat in the wake of the racial unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia.
A few days later, Biden held his first rally of 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — a state Trump won in 2016 from Democrat Hillary Clinton, who fell back to favor with the Democrats in 2020.
Biden held his first rally of the 2020 cycle in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 29, 2019. Pennsylvania was won by former President Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016, but reverted to blue when Biden was on the ballot in 2020
Axios reported that Biden’s 2020 announcement date was pushed back several times, even after the current president decided he would enter the race.
So far, Biden has attracted only one challenger on the Democratic side: spiritual guru Marianne Williamson, who announced a bid in early March.
If Biden waits until next month, some advisers told Axios that an official announcement could be held until July, so fundraising totals don’t have to be reported until the third quarter.
In addition, because political fundraising often slows down in July or August, some Biden insiders speculated that the president could wait until the fall to announce it.
That way he would likely have stronger fundraising totals to report.
Former UN Amb. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, and a handful of Republicans who have never held elected office have announced campaigns against Trump.
Former Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Iowa last week, another hint he’ll eventually announce as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has also gone to early primary states as part of his book tour.