Biden's 2024 Game Plan: Aiming For the Left or the Center?

As President Joe Biden’s campaign shifts toward the general election, will his vision for a second term aim to appease growing opposition from the left-wing of his party, or will he look to court moderate voters and anti-Trump Republicans?

Progressive Backlash: A writer in the Daily Beast (Left bias) highlighted how opposition from the progressive faction of the Democratic Party is threatening Biden’s coalition. In Minnesota, nearly 19% of Democratic voters cast an “uncommitted” ballot in protest of Biden’s support for Israel. The writer argued that this opposition “should serve as a flashing red warning light for Democrats, both here and in the more purple battleground states.”

Haley’s Supporters: After former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced she was ending her campaign for the Republican nomination, both Biden and former President Donald Trump appealed to the more than two million Americans who voted for Haley on Super Tuesday. A statement from Biden read, “Donald Trump made it clear he doesn't want Nikki Haley supporters. I want to be clear: There is a place for them in my campaign.”

“Revenge Vote”: Responding to Biden’s appeal to Haley’s supporters, a writer in the Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) called the statement “bait,” adding, “Disaffected voters on the Right shouldn’t take it.” The writer concluded, “it makes no sense that the alternative to a man who doesn’t represent conservatism well is to head toward a man who doesn’t represent conservatism. Supporting Biden isn’t upholding conservatism. It’s a revenge vote.”