Former Democratic Rep. and South Carolina gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham said Thursday that he doesn’t think former President Biden should run again in 2024 because of his age.
When asked on CNN’s New Day if he thought Biden, 79, was too old to run for re-election, Cunningham replied: “Yes. I think we need a new generation of leadership.”
“The whole system of government is run by an aging oligarchy,” Cunningham said.
The congressman who had served as a one-term congressman had just posted an ad calling for an age limit in government. “The Democrats have very deep seats, and it’s time to let a new generation emerge and new talent.”
This is not about Biden’s personality, but he will be 82 (by) the next election. If he serves a second term, he will be 86 years old. I’m not sure if any of us know any 86-year-old who should be running the entire country.
The 40-year-old gubernatorial candidate also said House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, DS.C, should retire at age 81. He noted that judges in the Palmetto State should retire at age 72.
Former Democratic Rep. and South Carolina gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham said Thursday that he doesn’t think former President Biden should run again in 2024 because of his age.
When asked on CNN’s New Day if he thought Biden, 79, was too old to run for re-election, Cunningham replied: “Yes. I think we need a new generation of leadership.”
This is nothing personal. I mean, we put — draw a line, age 72, South Carolina law is that judges must retire at age 72. So my question and the point I’m making is, if you’re too old to interpret the law, aren’t you too old to make the law? Asked.
Biden has made it clear he intends to run again, and Democrats are still quietly paving the way for a presidential race without the incumbent on the ticket.
The outlook for who will replace Biden at the top of the Democratic Party’s list is murky as low poll numbers corner Kamala Harris, his second-in-command. Her presidential campaign in 2020 quickly fizzled out.
Meanwhile, Americans aren’t particularly upset about another Biden run — 61 percent said they don’t think the president should seek a second term, according to Mae Rasmussen. vote.
It is rare for a president to withdraw from combat after only one term – only six have done so.
There was a fresh round of scrutiny over President Joe Biden’s age earlier this month after The New York Times reported on a mix of rank and file Democrats raising concerns about the issue as the midterm elections approach.
The newspaper’s front-page treatment on Sunday of the issue that plagued Biden, 79, during his latest presidential campaign, comes amid declining approval ratings and fears among some Democrats that he is still vulnerable to a restoration effort by former President Donald Trump.
“I need the equivalent of Ron DeSantis, a Democrat, but not 70 or 80 — a younger guy,” Alex Waychevanuk, a Maryland data analyst, told the Post. He said, “Someone who knows what worked for you in 1980 won’t work for you in 2022 or 2024.”
The newspaper also quoted a Democratic National Committee member from Florida, Steve Simeonides, as saying that Biden “should announce his intention not to seek re-election on the 24th immediately after the midterm elections.”
But the post noted “deep concern” about Biden’s political viability among dozens of officials who did not provide on-the-record comments. Biden will be 82 years old on the day of the upcoming inauguration. The announcement of the concerns comes as the House committee on January 6 was busy laying out evidence gleaned from hundreds of interviews about Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.
said David Axelrod, 67, who helped propel President Barack Obama to power with a campaign marked by youthful energy and the slogan “Hope.” Obama was 47 when he took office, having failed to complete his first term in the Senate.
The story sparked a new round of speculation about Biden’s age, amid concern that his age, amid record inflation, a war in Ukraine and a now-flailing stock market, could jeopardize efforts to defeat Trump.
Axios chimed in with a story about America’s aging government, noting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is 82 and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer is 71.
Even longtime commentator David Gergen, 80, told PBS NewsHour, “I think people like Biden and Trump should step back and leave the door open for young people.”
The Times has run similar articles before, including one in 2019 in which Democrats were concerned that the candidate, 76, was “slow and unsure how to take the blows,” according to the paper, in a debate that included the then-senator. . Kamala Harris. He went on to grab the nomination and win the presidency.
