Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, a sign of the president’s strength in uniting his party to have the backing of one of its most liberal members
I imagine in this case there’s a little more to it, namely that incumbent presidents overwhelmingly win a second term. The last time a sitting President failed to do so prior to Trump was all the way bac in 1993.
I don’t like Biden, hell, I don’t like electoral politics; but it’s probably wise in a party-political sense.
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Really wish we didn’t need to wait for politicians to die of old age before we could replace them…
I imagine in this case there’s a little more to it, namely that incumbent presidents overwhelmingly win a second term. The last time a sitting President failed to do so prior to Trump was all the way bac in 1993.
I don’t like Biden, hell, I don’t like electoral politics; but it’s probably wise in a party-political sense.