Brendan Buck, an MSNBC political analyst warned the Democrats 2024 is looking a lot like 2016 when Hillary Clinton lost an epic race to Donald Trump. Buck said:
“It feels very much like Hillary Clinton, who was very excited to run against Donald Trump because they thought there was no way they could lose against Donald Trump.
“Well, we know what happened there. I think they need to take the threat a little more seriously, I think they need to be engaging Congress a little more seriously. That’s a great contrast for him.
“The House Republicans, where I worked, never very popular. If you can take the contrast straight to them, I think that would be very helpful for him.
José Díaz-Balart pointed out an Associated Press-NORC Center poll that showed 52% of Democrats do not want Biden to run for re-election.
Buck said:
“That’s a stunning number.
“More than half of your own party don’t want you to run again.
“I can’t recall any incumbent president that had to face something like that.
“The biggest thing Joe Biden has going for him is that Donald Trump is the biggest turnout vehicle for Democrats there has ever been.
“And one of the things they’ve been doing is staying a little hands-off.
“You know, Donald Trump got indicted, they didn’t say a lot.
“They seem to be thinking there’s a benefit to letting Donald Trump sort of hang himself out there, and reap the benefit,” he said.
BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin asks Chief Justice John Roberts to testify to Congress on May 2 on swirling ethics concerns. Unclear if chief will come. Subpoena seems off table–for now. Story w/ @ktullymcmanus https://t.co/BmSjnxEni8
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) April 20, 2023
Nature is healing https://t.co/yF2Aoxw9gd
— Brendan Buck (@BrendanBuck) April 18, 2023
Very positive sign for McCarthy that there doesn’t appear to be an organized vote-no effort on his debt limit plan. Could still appear! And doesn’t mean he’s in the clear. Been in plenty of not-bad meetings that left us with false hope.
— Brendan Buck (@BrendanBuck) April 18, 2023
