In a year-end memo that cited the survey, senior Biden adviser Mike Donilon argued that Biden’s approval rating is “on the upswing” and there is “strong support for the President’s agenda” as gas prices drop and inflation eases.
“Make no mistake about it. Americans chose President Biden’s vision for an economy built from the bottom up and middle out,” Donilon said.
Biden has not received sufficient credit for what he has done and has a strong case to make on the campaign trail about what he would do with another four years in office, Rep. Pramila Jayapal said.
Jayapal chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus and endorsed Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign to win the Democratic nomination but has been vocal about her support for Biden’s reelection.
“This is unusual for me to say: He was not my first choice or my second choice for president, but we have worked incredibly closely with this White House,” said Jayapal, D-Wash. “I think they really understand the need to mobilize our base, and to really give faith again to working people, poor people, folks of color, young people in our democracy and in the Democratic Party.”
White House chief of staff Ron Klain said earlier this month that Biden probably will make a decision about 2024 shortly after the holidays.
“I expect the decision will be to do it,” Klain said at a forum hosted by the Wall Street Journal.
An official announcement may not come for months. Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush did not launch their reelection bids until April and May of the year before the vote.
