James Carville, a high-profile Democratic Party strategist, has revealed that he has been urged by "leading Democrats" to remain silent about President Biden's challenging path to re-election in 2024.
This revelation came during a discussion with The Atlantic about Representative Dean Phillips', D-Minn., recent decision to challenge Biden in the primaries.
Carville expressed his concerns about Biden's re-election prospects, stating that the President's polling numbers are "not good." He added that his fellow Democrats are not disputing his analysis but are instead asking him to refrain from discussing it publicly. "Nobody is saying, James, youre wrong," he said. "Theyre saying, James, you cant say that."
"Im looking at polling data, and Im looking at all of it. The presidents numbers are just not goodand theyre not getting any better," Carville told The Atlantic. He further emphasized his point by stating that he has spoken to numerous individuals involved in congressional and state-level polling, all of whom echo his sentiments. "Theres not an outlier; theres not another opinion The question is, has the country made up its mind?" he asked.
In contrast, The Atlantic presented the viewpoint of Jim Messina, former campaign manager for Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. Messina has been attempting to assuage Democrats' concerns about Biden's re-election prospects, arguing that "Bidens already beaten Trump once. Hes the one guy who can beat him again."
However, Carville dismissed Messina's argument, criticizing the Biden administration for operating under what he termed a "doctrine of strategic certainty." He suggested that this approach is unrealistic in the current election cycle. As evidence, he pointed to the "under-covered story" of low Black voter turnout since 2020.
Phillips, who is seeking to replace Biden as the Democratic nominee, expressed his fears about Biden's poor polling numbers. "My grave concern is I just dont think President Biden will beat Donald Trump next November," he told The Atlantic. He also criticized his fellow Democrats for their public silence on this issue.
Phillips' decision to challenge Biden has sparked anger among many Democrats and left-leaning commentators, who fear that it could weaken the President ahead of a tough general election. Cedric Richmond, a former Louisiana congressman and co-chair of Biden's campaign, accused Phillips of not caring about the party and pursuing a "vanity project."
The Lincoln Project, a controversial anti-Trump political action committee (PAC), also criticized Phillips' campaign, which is working with Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt. The group described Phillips' campaign as an ego trip and a "vanity project money grab."
In a statement to Fox News Digital, The Lincoln Project expressed its full support for President Biden's re-election and described Phillips' campaign as a "quixotic ego-boosting crusade" that could potentially weaken the President.
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