80-year-old US President Joe Biden has announced that he would run for re-election in the 2024 presidential election, a goal that, if successful, would ensure the Democrat breaks his own record as the oldest US president in 2020. With Kamala Harris, Vice President of United Indian-African heritage, throwing your hat back in the ring With Mr. Biden’s running mate, and former president, Republican Donald Trump, 76, already in the fray as the front-running conservative candidate, it is likely that the contest could be similar to the scenario seen in 2020. Is. While this would not be an unprecedented outcome in American political history – it had happened before with Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland in 1888 and 1892; William Bryan and William McKinley in 1896 and 1900; And it would be only the fourth instance of repeat presidential candidates in the post-Civil War period – with Adlai Stevenson and Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956. Such an event would also raise the question of why, within the Democratic and Republican parties, there appears to be a dearth of charismatic and capable leaders who can take a fresh look at the myriad of policy issues plaguing the country and sparking bitter polarization. Can Voter.
It is significant that Mr. Biden’s campaign announcement video began with scenes from the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, indicating that the incumbent sees his second bid for the Oval Office as a launch of an alternative to Mr. Trump’s MAGA vision and will seek it. The idea of a “stolen election” of 2020 emphasizes the great danger to democracy. In truth – and this may be a lesson for the Biden campaign that becomes clearer as the next 18 months roll by – Mr. Biden may have to make much more than just a choice. Not only must he “get the job done” on such matters as higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans, stabilizing the Social Security system, tackling inflationary threats, maintaining momentum on job creation, and providing humane but workable immigration policy solutions, but They also have to account for the fact that the worst of the pandemic has passed and the Russian invasion of Ukraine has passed the one-year mark. In this new reality, whoever becomes the 46th and 45th president in 2024 will desperately need blue-sky thinking on critical questions of public health and biosecurity; on the role of NATO in Europe and the challenges of coordination among European powers to ultimately end the war in Ukraine; And the eternal question of how to keep America at the forefront of technological innovation and jobs.