Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) believes there’s a greater than 50% possibility that President Joe Biden isn’t on the Democratic ticket for president in 2024.
In an appearance on Fox News, Sununu gave his outlook on the 2024 election. While most are focused on the Republican nominee and take Biden’s place in the general election as a given, the New Hampshire Republican suggested that the Democratic ticket isn’t certain either. He said it’s more likely than not that Biden ends up not being the Democrats’ nominee, despite much of the party pledging for him.
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“Oh, absolutely,” Sununu answered when asked if he believed that Biden may not be the Democratic nominee in 2024. “Look, I’m not saying it’s definitely going to happen, but I think there’s a greater than 50% chance he’s not on the ballot come November 24.”
He then laid out two possible futures; one where Biden voluntarily steps down before the nomination, citing health reasons, and uses his delegates to appoint someone else; and another where a prominent, self-funded Democrat comes forward soon and defeats him. He ruled out any governors stepping forward unless selected by Biden himself.
“I don’t think any of the Democratic governors are going to stand up and do it this fall,” Sununu said. “They’re probably just hoping to be coronated by Joe Biden, next summer, but I’m predicting probably at least one, if not two.”
He declined to give any possible names when asked.
The New Hampshire governor also said that he was undecided on which Republican he would pitch in for, saying that he’s giving them all a chance first, but that they would have to earn his vote.
“They’ve got to earn my vote as well as anybody else in New Hampshire,” he said. “So I’m helping; I was at events for Nikki Haley. I’m gonna do an event with Chris Christie. I’m gonna go see Vivek Ramaswamy. I’m helping them all. I’m gonna do a bunch of events with Will Hurd … so I’m helping them all as much as I can … to see who rises to the top.”
However, Sununu did predict that former President Donald Trump, the clear front-runner for the GOP nomination, will run into trouble and possibly lose the nomination.
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“When it becomes a one-on-one race shortly after New Hampshire, Trump’s in trouble,” Sununu predicted. “It’s not … the polls that Trump has. It’s the polls that Trump does not have; for an incumbent Republican president to only be getting, you know, low 40% or high 30% in a place like New Hampshire. That means 60% of the people don’t want him. And even of his own supporters, a recent poll says 50% would go to somebody else if given a good option, so he’s in trouble when we get it really narrowed down.”
Sununu himself was seen as a potential 2024 candidate on the Republican ticket and flirted with the decision, but ultimately ruled it out.
