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Democratic Congressman Jared Golden expressed his belief in President Joe Biden’s impending defeat following a lackluster debate performance, asserting that he foresees Donald Trump winning the election.
Golden emphasized a focus on democracy’s resilience and highlighted the need for productive congressional work regardless of the presidential outcome.
Additionally, Democratic Representative Lloyd Doggett and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised concerns about Biden’s campaign and its prospects, with Doggett suggesting Biden should consider ending his candidacy based on polling data and performance analyses.
“Biden’s poor performance in the debate was not a surprise. It also didn’t rattle me as it has others, because the outcome of this election has been clear to me for months: While I don’t plan to vote for him, Donald Trump is going to win. And I’m OK with that,” Golden wrote.
“There are winners and losers in every election. Democrats’ post-debate hand-wringing is based on the idea that a Trump victory is not just a political loss, but a unique threat to our democracy,” he wrote.
“I reject the premise. Unlike Biden and many others, I refuse to participate in a campaign to scare voters with the idea that Trump will end our democratic system,” he added, saying, “Pearl-clutching about a Trump victory ignores the strength of our democracy.”
“Some of Congress’ best work in recent years has happened in spite of the president, not because of him. A handful of responsible Democrats, including myself and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, rejected Biden’s bloated ‘Build Back Better’ bill and instead passed a law that supercharged American energy production, saved Medicare billions of dollars and reduced the deficit,” he wrote.
“In 2025, I believe Trump is going to be in the White House. Maine’s representatives will need to work with him when it benefits Mainers, hold him accountable when it does not and work independently across the aisle no matter what.”
“President Biden has continued to run substantially behind Democratic senators in key states and in most polls has trailed Donald Trump,” Rep. Lloyd Doggett said.
“I had hoped that the debate would provide some momentum to change that. It did not,” he said.
“There are many people who would like to make a statement like this but are concerned about, among other things, doing anything that might make it even more difficult for President Biden,” Doggett said.
“I represent the heart of a congressional district once represented by Lyndon Johnson. Under very different circumstances, he made the painful decision to withdraw. President Biden should do the same,” he said.
Pelosi echoed these uncertainties, questioning whether Biden’s struggles were temporary or indicative of a persistent issue.
“I think it’s a legitimate question to say, is this an episode, or is this a condition? And so when people ask that question, it’s completely legitimate,” Pelosi said.
