President Joe Biden to run for reelection in 2024
President Joe Biden announced his intent to run for reelection in 2024 on Tuesday, citing a need to defend democracy and protect Americans’ personal freedoms.
The announcement came exactly four years since President Biden launched his campaign to challenge former President Donald Trump in 2019, where he promised to “heal the soul of the nation.”
“When I ran for President four years ago, I said we are in a battle for the soul of America – and we still are. The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer,” President Biden said.
“I know what I want the answer to be. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I’m running for reelection. I know America and I know we are good and decent people. I know we are still a country that believes in honesty and respect and treating each other with dignity. We’re a nation where we give hate no safe harbor. We believe that everyone is equal, and that everyone should be given a fair shot to succeed in this country.”
He continued: “Every generation of Americans has faced a moment when they’ve had to defend democracy, stand up for our personal freedoms, and stand up for our right to vote and our civil rights. This is ours. Let’s finish the job.”
In a three-minute video posted to social media, President Biden urged voters to let his administration “finish the job” and denounced “MAGA extremists,” which refers to former President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan.
President Biden claimed opponents are aiming to attack Americans’ freedoms, including cutting social security, providing tax breaks to the wealthy and strip women’s reproductive rights.
Former President Trump announced his 2024 campaign in November and has maintained a lead amongst Republican voters over potential presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in recent polling numbers.
Meanwhile, the democratic field for the 2024 election includes 2020 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy.
Following Tuesday’s announcement, the Biden Administration confirmed several key positions within the 2024 campaign.
Delaware’s Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and U.S. Sen. Chris Coons will serve as national co-chairs of the campaign. They will be joined by U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C.; U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.; U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas; Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer; and Jeffrey Katzenberg, a longtime Democratic donor.
Julie Chávez Rodríguez, who serves as senior advisor to the president and White House director of intergovernmental affairs, will serve as President Biden’s 2024 campaign manager.
Quentin Fulks will be joining Ms. Rodríguez as principal deputy campaign manager for President Biden’s reelection bid. Mr. Fulks previously served as a campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., during his successful reelection campaign last fall.
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., endorsed President Biden for reelection shortly after the announcement Tuesday morning, acknowledging economic progress made amid record-high inflation and the administration’s commitment to protecting constitutional rights, building a new clean energy economy and creating good-paying jobs.
“As a public servant, Joe Biden has shown that he is a man of his word and of integrity, and it is that commitment to doing what is right - not what is easy - that has earned him the respect of voters and world leaders alike,” Sen. Carper said in part. “When challenged in his personal or professional life, he is a man of his word, and Joe has proven that you can disagree without being disagreeable, and that you can compromise on policy without compromising your principles.”
