President Biden and the aides that make up his inner circle have allegedly informed allies in the past days that he intends to run in 2024, the Washington Post reported.
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According to the report, the efforts are aimed at assuaging ongoing Democratic concerns that Biden would not run for a second term due to his age and declining approval numbers, but they could also have the effect of cutting short any potential presidential aspirations for Vice President Kamala Harris or others.
"The only thing I've heard him say is that he's planning on running again," former senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) said. "And I'm glad he is."
Biden also told a small group of donors at a virtual fundraiser earlier this month that he intends to run for reelection, reiterating the message he had delivered to the nation at his first White House news conference in March.
Others fear that a second presidential run will entail a far more demanding schedule than the comparatively subdued 2020 campaign, which was primarily handled remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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