The attempted assassination of Donald Trump gives President Joe Biden some breathing space from scrutiny, but his party needs to make some important decisions about the Democratic candidate quickly, says S Rajaratnam School of International Studies’ Kevin Chen.
Composite photo of former US president and 2024 Republican Party candidate Donald Trump and President Joe Biden . on former president Donald Trump at his rally on Saturday will likely rally his base behind him, possibly all the way to the White House in November.showing in June. His performance was so alarming it triggered a flurry of calls for him to step aside as the party’s candidate.scheduled in August, the Democrats can ill afford to continue bickering over who their candidate will be.
From some angles, this focus hardly seems fair. Plenty of world leaders are prone to gaffes. Former US president George W Bush once quipped: “Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?” Former UK prime pinister Boris Johnson read aloud a colonial-era Rudyard Kipling poem while on a visit to Myanmar.
The shock of the shooting, and the image of him raising his fist in apparent defiance to a roaring crowd, is too iconic for his campaign to pass up. Both fervent and hesitant supporters will likely be motivated to turn out for him in November, but they were never going to vote for a Democrat anyway. Mr Biden has insisted that he will be the Democrat candidate, referencing his track record and polls that suggest that he would fare better than other leaders in a face-off with Trump. There are also reports that Mr Biden will receive the official nomination from a virtual vote in late July, avoiding the uncertainty of a contested convention.
Though there may not be any universally supported candidates, Democrats may do well to remember not to let “perfect” be the enemy of “good”.
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