A dozen Democratic party leaders and operatives are reportedly gripped by a growing sense of unease over the potential defeat of President Joe Biden to his predecessor, Donald Trump, in the upcoming election.
This apprehension surfaces just months before Biden is expected to secure the Democratic party's nomination at the Democratic National Convention.
According to a previous report, the Democrats could initiate a three-step political process to replace Biden at the convention, but this would necessitate Biden's voluntary withdrawal.
Almost all swing state polls suggest that Trump could effortlessly triumph over Biden in the November election. Seven states Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina are likely to be the deciding factors in the presidential race. If Trump secures victory in one or more of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, Biden's prospects of amassing 270 electoral votes diminish significantly.
Democratic officeholders and strategists, who once radiated confidence about Biden's chances of victory, are now pervaded by a "pervasive sense of fear" that Biden will be defeated, according to a report by Christopher Cadelago, Sally Goldenberg, and Elena Schneider. Many within the Democratic machinery attribute this panic to discouraging polling results.
"This isn't, 'Oh my God, Mitt Romney might become president.' It's 'Oh my God, the democracy might end,'" a Democratic operative in close contact with the White House disclosed to Politico.
An advisor to major Democratic party donors has reportedly started compiling a list of reasons why Biden could lose. This list, which has been expanding, includes factors such as polling numbers, open borders, escalating costs, and Biden's age.
"The list of why we 'could' win is so small I don't even need to keep the list on my phone," the advisor confessed to Politico.
Pete Giangreco, a seasoned Democratic strategist, expressed his concerns to Politico, stating, "If the frame of this race is, 'What was better, the 3.5 years under Biden or four years under Trump,' we lose that every day of the week and twice on Sunday."
He further added, "The election is more competitive than it should be, given the wretchedness of who Donald Trump is. In a properly functioning democracy, Donald Trump should have no viable path to the presidency. The fact of a competitive race is cause for concern."
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