Democrat Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer doubled down on support for President Joe Biden on CNN Sunday, even as polls show that some of the president’s own party do not support a re-election campaign.
“President Biden is expected to launch his reelection campaign in the coming weeks. He would be 86-years-old in the second term,” Jake Tapper said. “Polls consistently show that even though Democrats approve of him, and they love him, they don’t want him to run for re-election and often age is cited as a factor. You’ve said that Biden will have your enthusiastic support. Does it worry you at all that Democrats do not share your enthusiasm?” (RELATED: Republican Says He Would Prefer A Governor ‘Every Day Of The Week’ For 2024)
“Listen, six months ago there were people who were writing political obituaries for a lot of Democratic governors. We won, overwhelmingly. We had a great term, I thank the White House for that, I think President Biden is a large part of that. He has delivered for the American people — the IRA, the CHIPS Act, we are onshoring production in advanced manufacturing,” Whitmer responded.
“He has a record of delivering for people. At this point, polls are just do you like him, do you not like him. It’s not a match up. When you see a matchup I think people are gonna see this president has delivered, and that’s why you see so many of my colleagues and me getting ready to help him win re-election.”
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pledges her “enthusiastic support” for President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign pic.twitter.com/Y3dElbnwT5
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Multiple polls show that Biden’s support among his party is slim. A Public Affairs Research poll this month found that only 37% of Democrats want Biden to seek another term compared to 52% who said the same last Fall. Another February ABC News poll found that only 31% of Democrats want Biden to run, while 58% want someone else.