Democrats preparing 'just-in-case scenarios' to 'succeed Biden' in 2024, Newsom and Whitmer among contenders
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Major Democratic Party figures are preparing to run for president in 2028, or even in 2024 if President Biden were to end his bid for re-election, per a new Axios report.
Biden's advanced age — he is already 80-years-old and the oldest serving president in American history — have many Democratic Party heavyweights preparing to enter the 2024 race if the president was suddenly unable to run, according to the report, headlined, "Democrats quietly move to succeed Biden." Jeffrey Clark is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. He has previously served as a speechwriter for a cabinet secretary and as a Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History.
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