Biden’s Reelection Gambles Backfired

The most convincing case against Biden’s presidency is the one Democrats themselves have made for it.

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association finalizing a new contract at the White House in Washington, D.C., September 6, 2023.

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CBS News is right to couch its latest poll in a variety of caveats.

“The summer before an election year is not always kind to first-term Democrats,” the outlet’s reporters observe correctly. Key components of the president’s coalition are not yet tuned in to the upcoming election cycle. Joe Biden is underperforming with minority voters to a degree that would be historic if it held up next November. And so on.

Noah Rothman

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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