President Biden still faces questions about his ability to serve a second term in the Oval Office following his performance at last month's presidential debate. Several leading Iowa Democrats have come to his defense. “President Biden understands the concerns and is taking steps to address them,” Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Rita Hart wrote in a statement to KCCI. He reminds everyone of his accomplishments in his three and a half years in office: capping insulin prices at $35, creating 15 million new jobs and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. “We know how real the threats are from Donald Trump and those behind Project 2025, who are trying to ban abortions, take away freedoms, cut Social Security and scale back Medicare,” Hart said. “We have to win this year, but Joe Biden has already beaten Donald Trump once.” State Auditor Rob Sand, Iowa's only state-elected Democrat, did not respond to KCCI's repeated requests for comment. Iowa's House and Senate minority leaders declined to comment last week and were unavailable for comment Wednesday. Iowa Rep. Adam Zabner, who will be a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month, said he supports Biden. “When people look at this presidential race, I don't think they should think about age. They should think about the age of his ideas,” Zabner said. “I support President Biden and his reelection campaign.” Zabner said he believes Biden can implement the policies he wants over the next four years, regardless of what critics say about Biden's health or age. “He's our nominee, and as I've said before, Iowans are tired of politics.” But when you step back and look at the two options we have, I think the difference is very clear,” Zabner said. Asked whether Biden should step aside and let the party choose its nominee, Zabner said, “Only the president can make that decision ultimately.” “During the presidential nomination race in Iowa in March, more than 90 percent of Iowa Democrats supported the president through methods such as voting by mail,” Zabner said. “It's clear that the president has earned the support of Iowa Democrats, which is why every pledged delegate to the convention is voting for him.” » Download the free KCCI app to stay up to date on the go: Apple | Google PlayGet the latest news from KCCI
President Biden still faces questions about his ability to serve a second term in the Oval Office following his performance in last month's presidential debate, with several leading Iowa Democrats coming to his defense.
“President Biden understands the concerns and is taking steps to address them. He is reminding everyone of his accomplishments over the past three and a half years: capping insulin prices at $35, creating 15 million new jobs and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure,” Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart wrote in a statement to KCCI.
“We know how real the threat is from Donald Trump and the people behind Project 2025. They want to ban abortion, take away liberties, cut Social Security, scale back Medicare,” Hart said. “We have to win this year, but Joe Biden has already beaten Donald Trump once.”
State Auditor Rob Sand, Iowa's only statewide elected Democrat, did not respond to KCCI's repeated requests for comment.
Iowa's House and Senate minority leaders declined to comment last week and declined to comment Wednesday.
Rep. Adam Zubner of Iowa, a Democrat who will be a delegate to next month's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, said he supports Biden.
“When people look at the presidential election, I think they should care not about the age of the person, but the age of his ideas,” Zabner said. “I support President Biden and his reelection campaign.”
Zabner said he believes Biden will be able to implement the policies he wants over the next four years, regardless of what critics say about Biden's health or age.
“He's our candidate. Like I've said before, Iowans are tired of politics. But when you take a step back and look at the two choices we have, I think the difference is very clear,” Zabner said.
Asked whether Biden should leave office and let the party choose its nominee, Zabner said, “Ultimately, only the president can make that decision.”
“In the Iowa presidential primary in March, over 90 percent of Iowa Democrats supported the president through some form of vote-by-mail vote,” Zabner said. “It's clear to me that that's why the president won the support of Iowa Democrats and why every single one of the delegates at the convention voted for him.”
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