Despite many in the media calling for President Joe Biden to drop from the presidential race in the wake of a poor showing at a debate against Donald Trump, one Republican strategist suggests Biden is actually in a good position to win.
Mike Madrid, who served as the Golden State's GOP political director before co-founding the group of current and former anti-Trump Republicans known as the Lincoln Project, has previously explained what he thinks is "the single most important factor in ensuring Trump's defeat."
Madrid took to social media on Saturday, where he noted Biden's strength in the race against Trump.
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"I do think heading into this week Biden is in a commanding position politically," Madrid said. "If he doesn’t want to go the base appears to be backing him decisively and the blowback on the pressure campaign should be a warning to members coming at him."
He then added, "All of this could change but I wouldn’t bet on it."
"There's a lot more journalists and pundits hoping he fails now. A lot more," he said. "They won’t say it but we all know it’s true. We saw it with our own eyes. If Biden wants out the base will follow him but it’s his call."
Next, Madrid highlighted Biden's popularity among the Black caucus. This comes as Vice President Kamala Harris " led a parade of Black Democrats who warned Saturday that the threat of another Donald Trump presidency remains the most important calculation ahead of November."
The strategist then concluded:
"It’s really hard to see a successful coup here if Harris, Clyburn, and the Black caucus have his back. Stranger things have happened in politics and with this much time the base will still likely coalesce behind the nominee. But the media & punditocracy? Not so sure."
