Since the June political debate between President Biden and presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump, the country has been embroiled in a controversy about the fitness of both candidates for the 2024 presidential elections.
Just prior to the debate, former President Trump was convicted by a jury in May of 34 counts of tampering with evidence related to payments to model Stormy Daniels in an effort to conceal their affair and influence his candidacy for president during the 2020 elections. Much controversy continues to surround former President Trump after SCOTUS ruled this month he may be immune from prosecution for his involvement in the January 6th riot and for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Now, that the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WI has ended, the former President has been formally elected the party’s presidential candidate just days after an assassination attempt on his life at a political rally.
The Democratic Party has embroiled itself in a controversy of its own as calls for a replacement of President Biden as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate by influential party donors, party officials, and Senators and Representatives of Congress continue to baffle the American public. Although it’s no secret that President Biden’s health has come into question since the previous election and now more fervently after the June debate when the President faltered while responding to debate questions, the President is struggling to regain the confidence of his own political party. Those that have remained loyal to the President’s 2024 campaign have fervently repeated his wish to remain the party’s choice for president.
Despite concerns about the President’s health, the Democratic Party’s attempts to replace President Biden raises the question about whether the party is attempting to change its political platform for the upcoming election. An election platform that caters to influential party donors or special interest groups. Aside from the President’s health, the administration has made strides to address issues related to employment, housing, student loan debt, and the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the Federal Election Commission, the campaign monies raised for both the Democratic and Republican parties are close in number, which raises the question about whether the Democratic Party is projecting a shortage of funds in the coming months leading to November. Is a new Democratic presidential candidate likely to raise more funds, and, if so, will it be under a new election platform? Will the Biden presidential campaign be amenable to such an election platform?
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