Doubts Grow Over Biden's Re-election Prospects Amid Low Poll Numbers

Tensions Rise as Prominent Democrats and Media Pundits Question Biden's 2024 Run

Multiple liberal columnists and media pundits, including the Washington Post's Perry Bacon Jr.CNN commentator David Axelrod, have expressed doubts about President Biden's chances of re-election, citing his low polling numbers and concerns about his age.
David Axelrod, an adviser to former President Obama, raised concerns over Biden's election chances in early November, following a New York Times poll that found Biden trailing former President Trump in several key swing states.
Other Democrats, such as former congressman Tim Ryan, also recently said they don't think Biden should run again. Washington Post columnist David Ignatius wrote a column in September similarly calling for the president and Vice President Harris to drop out, citing their unpopularity.
Steve Schmidt, co-founder of the Lincoln Project political action committee that strongly supports Biden, announced at the end of October that he would be joining Rep. Dean Phillips', D-Minn., presidential campaign, stating that he believes Biden may be the only Democrat who could run for president who will lose to Donald Trump.
President Biden and Democrat strategist David Axelrod have shown increasing tension towards each other after Axelrod questioned whether it was the best decision for Biden to run again in 2024. A Politico report has since surfaced alleging Biden had fired back at Axelrod in private by calling him a 'pr---.'