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Washington Post: US President Biden will run for a second term internationals 2021-11-21 | 04:04 1,158 views US President Joe Biden, who celebrated his 79th birthday on Saturday, assured his Democratic allies of his intention to run for a second term in the 2024 elections, The Washington Post reported. And the newspaper reported that Biden and people in his immediate surroundings reassured allies in recent days about the plans of the White House master to re-nominate in 2024, when he will be 81 years old. "The only thing I've heard from him is that he intends to run again," the newspaper quoted former Senator Chris Dodd, a friend of Biden's, as saying. According to the newspaper, Biden confirmed his intention to run for a second term during a hypothetical meeting he held with a small group of donors this month, noting at the same time that he could not make advance plans 3.5 years before the elections. The former Governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, who attended this meeting, stated that Biden "strongly believes in what he says publicly," noting that the president would not run only if he felt that he was no longer able to perform the duties of the presidency "physically or emotionally." The newspaper pointed out that these statements come against the backdrop of increasing concerns among Democrats about the possibility of the Republicans returning to power, while recent public opinion polls revealed that Biden's popularity level in the country has witnessed a record drop of more than 10 points during the past six months, to only about 40 percent. What is the biggest drop in the popularity of a US president since World War II? The newspaper suggested that these statements represent a message aimed at reducing the impression shared by many Democrats that Biden will not run in the upcoming elections, given his age and low popularity. However, 28 strategists and Democratic Party officials admitted to the newspaper that these statements were not enough to end the debate within the party over whether Biden would run for a second term. The newspaper pointed out that some Democrats express pessimism about the pledges Biden and his team in this regard, explaining that the current administration has an interest in raising this position at the present time.
