AGI – The president’s family Joe Biden is urging him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite the disastrous performance of last week’s debate, even as some members of his staff reportedly privately expressed exasperation with how his staff was preparing for the event, people said close to the situation. The New York Times reports it. Biden gathered with his wife, children and grandchildren at Camp David as he tried to figure out how to rein in the anxiety that is spreading among Democrats. Although his relatives were aware of the bad figure in the debate against the former president Donald Trump, they would have reassured Biden that he would still be able to serve the country for another four years. Biden has reportedly solicited ideas from advisers on how to proceed and his staff has discussed whether he should hold a press conference or hold interviews to defend himself and change the narrative, but nothing has yet been decided.
The campaign has scheduled what could be a critical discussion with the national finance committee on Monday to calm nerves and lower the temperature. One of the loudest voices imploring Biden to resist pressure to withdraw, the NYT reports, was his son Hunter Biden. Other family members have been trying to figure out how they can help. At least one of the president’s grandchildren has expressed interest in getting more involved in the campaign, perhaps by speaking to social media influencers. “The whole family is close,” said one source, who assured Biden that he would not withdraw from the race and has not discussed doing so.
The latest polls
The number of voters in the United States who believe that incumbent President Joe Biden is in a state of mental health that would make him fit to run again is growing. A survey conducted by CBS after last week’s televised debate with Donald Trump estimates that 72% of the sample of registered voters do not consider Biden in a state of mental health fit to lead the United States. The sample includes many Democratic voters. Among the concerns listed: his state of health, the decisions he might make if re-elected, his ability to effectively conduct the electoral campaign.
