memeorandum: After Debate Disaster, 55% Think Democrats Should Dump Biden (Rasmussen Reports)

8:50 PM ET, July 5, 2024

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Sen. Mark Warner seeks to assemble group of Democratic senators to ask Biden to exit race — There's increasing sentiment among Democratic senators that Biden cannot stay in the race. — Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to ask Joe Biden …

Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:

‘Exhausted,’ ‘bad episode’: Biden doubles down on debate explanations in ABC News exclusive — : Speaking with George Stephanopoulos, he dismissed concerns about mental fitness. — President Joe Biden speaks with George Stephanopoulus on July 5, 2024, in an ABC News exclusive.

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Politico:

Healey, a top Biden ally, urges him to consider dropping out of the race — “The best way forward right now is a decision for the President to make,” she says. — BOSTON — One of Joe Biden's high-profile campaign surrogates is publicly urging him to consider exiting the presidential race.

Discussion: CNN, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Fox News, RedState, USA Today, NPR, Blaze Media, Alternet.org, Boston Herald, Boston.com, WHDH-TV and One America News Network

Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:

Donors pledge $2 million for ‘mini-primary’ if Biden drops out — A Democratic donor says he and others are seeking presidential debates among potential nominees if President Biden decides to step aside. — Bill Harris, a former chief executive of Intuit and PayPal, said he is leading …

Discussion: New York Times, NBC News and ABC News

Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:

Democrats start moving to Harris as Biden digs in — Amid the ongoing fallout from Joe Biden's debate performance, talk in many top Democratic circles has already moved to who Kamala Harris' running mate would be. — That's how certain a widening group of leading party officials …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Alternet.org, New Republic, Bangor Daily News, RedState and California Globe

NBC News:
Biden doubles-down at Wisconsin rally: 'I'm staying in the race'

Discussion: New York Magazine, Fox News, Axios, Breitbart, Wisconsin Examiner, New York Times, USA Today, CBS News, Voice of America, Rolling Stone, New York Post, WisPolitics, New York Daily News, Mediaite, The American Conservative and Associated Press

Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's Kamala Harris plan

Discussion: The Independent, Vanity Fair, New Republic, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Washington Examiner, CNN, Blaze Media, Semafor, Digby's Hullabaloo and The Daily Beast

Jeet Heer / The Nation: Why Aren't We Talking About Trump's Fascism?

ABC News:
Trump stays relatively quiet, unseen as Biden struggles to save political future

Discussion: Raw Story

New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Embattled Biden Hits Trail and Sits for Crucial Interview

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New York Times:
A Third House Democrat, Seth Moulton, Calls on Biden to Drop Out

Discussion: HuffPost, Fox News, WBUR and Washington Times

Steven Shepard / Politico:
We now know how bad the debate was for Biden

Discussion: The Spectator World, Slate, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, Semafor, Vanity Fair, The Bulwark and CNN

Politico:
Playbook: The biggest interview of Joe Biden's life

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Rasmussen Reports:
After Debate Disaster, 55% Think Democrats Should Dump Biden

Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Varying Treatment of Biden and Trump Puts Their Parties in Stark Relief

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Washington Examiner and Washington Post

Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Biden ramps up campaign spending ahead of make or break interview

Discussion: RedState and Fox Business

John McCormick / Wall Street Journal: Battleground Map Shows Signs of Expansion for Trump as Biden Struggles

Axios:

Trump torches Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 … - Trump's disavowal comes two days after Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts drew outrage from Democrats with his comments about a “second American Revolution” on Steve Bannon's radio show. — “[W]e are in the process …

Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:

Donald Trump Claims Republicans' Project 2025 has Nothing to Do With Him: ‘Abysmal’ — OK, SURE — The 900-page conservative wish-list includes a massive abortion crackdown. Now Trump claims he knows nothing about it. — Donald Trump rushed to distance himself from the Republicans …

Discussion: National Review, The Intercept, Washington Examiner and New Republic

Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:

MAGA ‘freak out’ starts as Trump game plan threatens to ‘backfire’: analyst — A controversial campaign tactic is backfiring on former President Donald Trump as powerful celebrities warn of a imminent authoritarian regime that could put an end to “recreational sex” as part of a “fascistic game plan …

Discussion: Mediaite

Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead

Discussion: Raw Story, Blaze Media, Breakfast At Ralf's, Alternet.org, The Daily Caller and Los Angeles Times

Aaron Rupar / Public Notice: Charlie Sykes on the GOP's Trump cult

Ben Smith / Semafor:

A ‘scared’ Biden aide sounds an alarm — The Scoop — Midday on the Fourth of July, I received a call from a government official with regular access to the West Wing, who said they had reached a breaking point and wanted to sound the alarm. — The person insisted on careful ground rules …

Discussion: Alternet.org and New Republic

Alex Thompson / Axios:

Biden staff “miserable,” alarmed as pressure builds … “Even if you're trying to focus on work, nothing is going to break through or get any acknowledgment” from bosses. — A high-ranking Democratic National Committee official told Axios: “The only thing that can really allay concerns …

Discussion: RedState, HotAir, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Alternet.org, Twitchy, Fox News, Breitbart, The Guardian and New Republic

Greg Sargent / New Republic:

MAGA Gov Candidate's Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!” — Mark Robinson, the extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence in a bizarre and extended rant he delivered on June 30 in a small-town church. — “Some folks need killing!”

Discussion: Alternet.org, Raw Story, So What, New York Post, New Jersey Online, NC Newsline, Rolling Stone, Mediaite and Crooks and Liars

John Hanna / Associated Press:

Kansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Two Anti-Abortion Laws — The pair of 5-1 decisions suggests that other abortion restrictions — even ones decades on the books — might not withstand legal challenges. — LOADING — Kansas' highest court strongly reaffirmed Friday …

Discussion: Associated Press, New York Times and Oklahoma Voice

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Trump seeks new pause in classified documents case, citing Supreme Court's immunity ruling — Trump is trying to wield immunity as a shield in all of criminal cases. — Donald Trump says the Supreme Court's ruling that he has blanket immunity from prosecution for his “official acts” …

Discussion: Axios, Fox News, Raw Story and New York Post

Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Trump Jumps on Immunity Ruling to Ask Favorite Judge to Gut Secrets Case

Discussion: CNN, Raw Story, NOTUS, The Guardian, New York Times, Sun-Sentinel, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg and abc7NY

Thom Hartmann / Common Dreams:

Trump's Far-Right Army Is Threatening Bloodshed. Believe Them. — We must not only resist, but prevail. If we do not, it will be nearly impossible to reverse the course that America's right-wing billionaires have set us on. — Kevin Roberts, who heads the Heritage Foundation …

Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:

Boxer Who Showed off to Donald and Barron Trump Banned for Racist Rant — KNOCKOUT BLOW — Ryan Garcia shadow boxed in front of the ex-president and son Barron at Mar-a-Lago but is now banned from his sport. — A top-ranked prize fighter who put on a shadow boxing display …

Discussion: One America News Network, Mediaite, New York Post, Raw Story, UPI, The Daily Caller and Associated Press

Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:

‘Investigate!’ Outrage as MAGA candidate accused of misdeeds at dangerous daycare he ran — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, currently running for governor on a far-right MAGA platform, came under fire today for his proclamation endorsing political violence.

Discussion: Raleigh News & Observer