US President Joe Biden
Eko Hot Blog reports that United States President, Joe Biden, has announced his long-expected reelection bid.
He made the announcement in a video released on social media on Tuesday.
According to Biden, he is running to “finish the job.”
“When I ran for President four years ago, I said we are in a battle for the soul of America. And we still are. The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer,” Biden says in the video announcing his campaign.
“I know what I want the answer to be and I think you do too. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I’m running for re-election.”
The announcement sets up a potential rematch with former President Donald Trump, who is also running for reelection.
A second term victory for Biden would extend his streak as the oldest person to sit in the Oval Office: He would be 82 on Inauguration Day 2025.
Despite concerns about his age among Democrats, no serious opposition to Biden emerged, even as the Republican field grows larger.
Polling shows Democrats prefer a candidate other than Biden, but there isn’t a consensus on who that alternative would be.
An NBC News poll released Sunday found 70% of Americans, including 51% of Democrats, believe Biden should not seek a second term. Half of voters who don’t want Biden to run say his age is a “major” factor.
The Republican field is already starting to take shape as Trump and former UN Secretary Nikki Haley have launched their campaigns. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina are taking initial steps to run.
In the NBC News poll, Trump was the favorite among Republican candidates with 46% of support, compared to 31% for DeSantis and 6% for former Vice President Mike Pence. Haley and Scott tied at 3%.
Trump at 76 also faces questions about his age.
Early polling shows a close hypothetical general-election race. A Wall Street Journal poll from mid-April found Biden leading Trump in a head-to-head matchup by 3 percentage points, 48% to 45%. The same survey found DeSantis leading Biden by the same margin, 48% to 45%.
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