Joe Biden has made it clear that he intends to remain in the presidential race “1,000 percent.”
But over the past few weeks, he has faced calls from colleagues for him to resign and has given some hints as to why he might step down.
The factors he lists, some serious, others less so, are cause for reconsideration.
Divine Intervention
Joe Biden made the comments in a defiant manner while expressing confidence in an interview with ABC.
Anchor George Stephanopoulos asked, “If you were convinced you couldn't beat Donald Trump, would you give up?”
The president responded: “If the almighty God were to appear and tell me, maybe I would.”
Cold Data
No politician wants to lose, and Biden seems willing to walk away if there is numerical evidence that he will.
He had initially said he would not resign even if aides suggested Kamala Harris would perform better than Donald Trump, saying: “Unless they come back and say, 'You can't win.' No one's saying that, the polls aren't saying that.”
He is right to point out that many polls show Biden and Trump roughly neck and neck, often within the margin of error.
But a polling memo reviewed yesterday showed that the four Democratic candidates were projected to do at least five points better in seven battleground states, but Harris was not among them.
disease
In an interview with BET journalist Ed Gordon, the president was asked if there were any factors that would make him reconsider his candidacy.
“If any medical condition emerges,” he replied.
“If a doctor comes to me and says, 'You have this problem, you have that problem.'
The president's personal physician, Kevin O'Connor, said the president was healthy enough to carry out his duties, but his poor performance in the debate with Trump, despite his subsequent energetic speeches, raised concerns about his cognitive ability.
