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Biden’s campaign chair acknowledges support ‘slippage’ but says he’s staying in the race
- Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillion says the campaign sees ‘multiple paths’ to beating Trump
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US President Joe Biden’s campaign is insisting anew that he is not stepping down from his 2024 election run, despite urging from many Democrats at the highest levels, who believe a different nominee could be the party’s best chance of preventing widespread losses in November.
Isolated as he battles a Covid-19 infection at his beach house in Delaware, Biden’s circle of confidants, which was already small, has shrunk further since he badly fumbled his debate with Donald Trump on June 27.
The president, who has insisted he can beat Trump, the Republican candidate, is with family and relying on a few long-time aides as he weighs whether to bow to the mounting pressure to drop out.
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Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillion acknowledged “slippage” in support for the president, but insisted he is “absolutely” remaining in the race and that the campaign sees “multiple paths” to beating Trump.
“We have a lot of work to do to reassure the American people that yes he’s old, but he can win,” she told MSNBC’s Morning Joe show. But she said voters concerned about Biden’s fitness to lead aren’t switching to vote for Trump.
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“They have questions, but they are staying with Joe Biden,” she added.
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