Biden and Trump Could Both Lose in 2024 – WSJ

After 2½ years in office, what could alter that opinion before the election? Maybe an inspired response to a national crisis? It s more likely Democrats and the country will get another year and a half of watching an increasingly feeble president.

This suggests that it will be essential for Team Biden to irradiate his GOP opponent to eke out a victory. As Mr. Biden often quotes his father, Don t compare me to the Almighty. Compare me to the alternative. A Trump-led Republican Party will mimic the Democratic smash-mouth playbook. None of this is good for America, which needs its national confidence restored, not further eroded.

It isn t good for Mr. Biden s party either. The Democrats have a talented bench of strong, effective and more youthful presidential prospects. It s unlikely to happen, but it would be in the interest of the party and country for one of them to suggest respectfully that it s better if Democrats have a choice and then seeks the party s nomination.

Mr. Biden could still win re-election, especially if Mr. Trump is the Republican nominee. But he s probably the only serious Democrat who could lose to Mr. Trump; too many voters see Mr. Biden as too old and too weak. Democrats ignore that real possibility at their peril.

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