{"id":5737,"date":"2023-12-15T09:57:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T14:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=5737"},"modified":"2023-12-20T15:09:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T20:09:18","slug":"cornel-west-doubts-biden-makes-it-to-general-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/cornel-west-doubts-biden-makes-it-to-general-election\/njackson\/2023\/12\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornel West Casts Doubts Over Biden Re-Election Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During a recent interview Independent presidential contender Cornel West expressed doubts President Joe Biden makes it to the general election next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, Biden has been clobbered by numerous polls showing his popularity slipping amongst key voting blocs as Trump surges ahead in battleground states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not even sure whether I\u2019ll be running against Biden,\u201d the independent presidential candidate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/12\/15\/cornel-west-biden-election-00131944\">told Politico<\/a>. \u201cBiden \u2014 I think he\u2019s going to have an LBJ moment [and] pull back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just saying that I\u2019m open to those possibilities, given the fluidity of the situation,\u201d the renowned academic said. \u201cHe\u2019s running out of gas.\u201d                                                                                          <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>West noted that while the Republican ticket appears more solid, he added that it\u2019s also possible former\u00a0President Trump\u00a0leaves the race \u201cif the weight becomes too heavy with the indictments and court processes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>West described Trump as a \u201cpied piper\u201d and a \u201cfascist,\u201d and Biden as a \u201cmilquetoast neoliberal.\u201d He said both could lead the country down dark paths, Trump to a civil war and Biden to World War III.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m more concerned about Trump domestically,\u201d West said. \u201cI\u2019m more concerned about Biden in terms of foreign policy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a recent interview Independent presidential contender Cornel West expressed doubts President Joe Biden makes it to the general election next year. 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