Joseph R Biden's Re-election Ambition

On Tuesday, United States President Joseph R Biden (left) officially launched his re-election campaign in 2024. 

 

Strangely, he didn't give any speech to announce his ambition. Americans were just shown a polished video that seemed to aim solely at his base.

 

Of course, as a sitting president, Biden comes into the race for the Democratic nomination as a clear frontrunner, even as he is facing a couple of long-shot primary challengers – including best-selling author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson and environmental lawyer Robert F Kennedy Jr. (FYI, he's the son of senator Robert F Kennedy and nephew of President John F Kennedy).

 

The nominee will be confirmed at the party’s national convention in Chicago in August 2024. 

 

On the Republican side, Donald J Trump (right) is widely considered to be the 2024 frontrunner. The former president announced his campaign in November, but since then, he has faced a series of legal woes, including criminal charges in New York over alleged hush-money payments he made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. (Refer my post “The Indictment of Donald J Trump” published April 05). 

 

Still, Trump, who has pleaded not guilty in the case, maintains strong support with an NBC News poll finding this month that 46 percent of Republican primary voters would support him. 

 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (right) had the second-highest level of Republican support at 31 percent although he has yet to formally announce his candidacy. 

 

In the event that Trump does gain the Republican nomination, it would set Biden up for a rematch of the hard-fought 2020 election, which he won thanks to victories in key swing states.