memeorandum: Biden faces growing doubts from Democrats about his 2024 re-election (Reuters)

1:30 PM ET, July 3, 2024

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Katie Rogers / New York Times:

Biden Told Ally That He Is Weighing Whether to Continue in the Race — The president's conversation is the first indication that he is seriously considering whether he can recover after a devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta on Thursday. — President Biden has told …

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Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:

Electoral College Rating Changes: Upper Midwest Moves After Biden's Debate Disaster … KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — President Biden's debate performance was so bad that it has forced us to reassess some of our assumptions about the race. — Michigan and Minnesota move to more competitive categories in our ratings.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, OutsideTheBeltway and Washington Post

Axios:

Behind the Curtain: Democratic rage at Biden rises … Some of these members believe the White House wants to shield Biden from people who'd try to argue why he should drop out. — “I don't know who's making decisions,” said one House Democrat who's exasperated with the West Wing.

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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:

The pundit class needs to get a grip — PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers. Appreciate our independent journalism? Then please sign up to support us. — 💭 Subscribe to Public Notice 💭 — After President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance …

Discussion: Chicago Tribune and Washington Examiner

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

A shift in how Democrats talk about Biden's dropping out — It's subtle, but it's unmistakable. While the Biden campaign says this isn't on the table, big-name Democrats suggest it should be. — No elected Democrats (besides Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas) want to be the ones to tell President Biden …

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CBS News:

Trump gets edge over Biden nationally and across battlegrounds after debate as Democrats' turnout in question — CBS News poll — The race for president has shifted in Donald Trump's direction following the first 2024 presidential debate. Trump now has a 3-point edge over President Biden across …

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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:

A Group of Business Leaders Call on Biden to Step Aside — As Democratic donors increasingly warm to a change, a coalition of politically active executives is among the first to publicly speak out. — A group of business leaders is calling on President Biden to step aside …

Discussion: Fox Business

Nate Silver / New York Times:

Doing Nothing About Biden Is the Riskiest Plan of All — After last week's debate disaster, some Democrats are trying to circle the wagons to protect President Biden, noting that Barack Obama lost his first debate as an incumbent president, too. — But this one doesn't pass the smell test.

Discussion: The Atlantic, No More Mister Nice Blog, Reason, Silver Bulletin, Raw Story, Vox, Fox News and Washington Examiner

NOTUS:

Inside the GOP Effort to Make Sure Biden Is the Democratic Nominee — “We would make it extraordinarily difficult” for Democrats to replace Joe Biden on the ballot, a Heritage Foundation leader told NOTUS. — Copy — President Joe Biden's Democratic allies could get a boost to keep …

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Kadia Goba / Semafor:

On private call, Democrats weigh ‘comatose or dead’ Biden and alternatives — The Scoop — Top Democratic consultants debated Wednesday, before an audience of large Democratic donors, whether they could push Joe Biden from the race for president — and whether Vice President Kamala Harris …

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Stef W. Kight / Axios:

Scoop: Biden launching 7-figure ad buy blasting SCOTUS immunity ruling … - “Nearly 250 years ago, America was founded in defiance of a king under the belief that no one is above the law, not even the president — until now,” the new ad, airing the day before July 4, begins.

Discussion: HuffPost and The Message Box

NBC News:
As Biden team suggests there can be no alternative, DNC rules provide a path

Discussion: New Republic, Forbes, Washington Examiner, HuffPost, ABC News and The Nation

New York Times:
Big Donors Turn on Biden. Quietly.

Discussion: Alternet.org

Washington Post:
Obama voices concerns after shaky debate, offers Biden his advice

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Washington Post:
Trump advisers hope Biden stays in race, as they eye alternate scenarios

Discussion: Axios

Reuters:
Biden faces growing doubts from Democrats about his 2024 re-election

Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden campaign sends all-staff memo seeking to calm fears about his candidacy

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New York Times:
Biden's Team Scrambles to Contain First Democratic Defections

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Nandita Bose / Reuters:
Kamala Harris top choice to replace Joe Biden if he steps aside, sources say

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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Twenty-five House Democrats reportedly preparing to call for Biden to end re-election effort: ‘The dam has broken’

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Axios:
Scoop: Inside House Democrats' anti-Biden vent session

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Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
Poll Suggests Michelle Obama Would Beat Trump by 11 Points

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KATU-TV:
KATU Exclusive: Congresswoman Gluesenkamp Perez says “Biden is going to lose to Trump”

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James Franey / New York Post:
Longtime Dem donor rips Biden for ‘deceiving’ voters, demands he quit 2024 race ‘immediately’

Discussion: Breitbart, IJR, RedState, Daily Mail and Business Insider

New York Times:
Biden's Lapses Are Said to Be Increasingly Common and Worrisome

Bangor Daily News:
Donald Trump is going to win the election and democracy will be just fine

Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:

Man Behind Project 2025 Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud — SMELLING BLOOD — Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts gave what appeared to be a disturbing warning to the left. — The president of the Heritage Foundation on Tuesday declared that a new revolution is already underway in the U.S. …

Discussion: Raw Story

Media Matters for America:

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: “We are in the process of the second American Revolution” — Newsmax's Dick Morris urges viewers to buy shares of the network, saying Trump is “going to be working very closely with Newsmax because he has no choice”

Discussion: New York Times, HuffPost, Alternet.org, Digby's Hullabaloo, Pharyngula and Mediaite

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The target of the right's ‘revolution’ is pluralistic democracy itself

Discussion: USA Today, Raw Story and New Republic

NBC News:

She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail. — “The rabbit's got the gun now,” said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.

Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:

Don't Be Hysterical, Ladies. Daddy Chief Justice Knows Best. — Last week, finding himself furious at the court's per curiam decision to hold off on deciding a big abortion case about the kinds of miscarriage care states may withhold from pregnant women in emergency rooms, Justice Samuel Alito excoriated his colleagues for punting.

Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Beast

Associated Press:

Pro-choice advocates set to turn in around 800,000 signatures for Arizona abortion ballot measure — Arizona abortion-rights supporters on Wednesday turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on November's ballot in the key swing state.

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