Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) dismissed the idea of President Joe Biden leaving the 2024 presidential race, arguing that such a suggestion is “ridiculous.”
The Florida congressman was responding to a suggestion made by polling data commentator Nate Silver, who wrote on social media that Biden should consider dropping out of the presidential race if his poll numbers do not improve by August. Silver is not the first to suggest this, as sports commentator Stephen A. Smith and radio host Charlamagne tha God have also suggested that another Democrat could step in for Biden.
“No, it’s not a conversation worth having, Nate; thanks for your participation,” Moskowitz said on Fox News Sunday. “This is ridiculous. We’re well past that conversation. President Biden is going to be the nominee, we’re going to have our convention, and he’s going to win in November.”
Moskowitz added that he believes the election will pose a question of whether or not voters will want former President Donald Trump back in the White House, as Trump is the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party. He also said that each vote will come down to what people value, arguing that those who value “a woman’s right to choose” and having access to contraception will not be voting for the former president.
Moskowitz concluded that the United States is currently in “half time” in the presidential election cycle, and that the race between the two candidates is “very close” right now. He also mentioned how voters will look at the current state of the economy, and have that in mind when they cast their vote in November.
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The congressman’s comment on the economy comes after a Swing State Project poll found that 60% of voters disapprove of Biden’s economy, with 73% of all voters ranking the cost of living and inflation among their top three concerns. The pool surveyed 3,969 voters in seven battleground states from May 6 to May 13.
Biden and Trump are scheduled to conduct their first debate on June 27, with a second debate scheduled for Sept. 10. The dates were established after Biden challenged Trump on social media, which the former president accepted.
