President Joe Biden has formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, and called on voters to give him their mandate one more time to finish the job he began when he was sworn in to office.
The announcement, in a three-minute video, comes on the four-year anniversary of when Biden declared for the White House in 2019, promising to heal the soul of the nation.
There have been concerns over the president who would be 86 at the end of a second term, but Biden is betting his first-term legislative achievements and more than 50 years of experience in Washington will far outweigh any such concerns.
Biden faces a smooth path to winning his party’s nomination, with no serious Democratic rivals but he is still bound to fight hard in order to retain the presidency in a bitterly divided nation.
While the question of seeking reelection has been a given for most modern presidents, that’s not always been the case for Biden, as a notable swath of Democratic voters have indicated they would prefer he not run, in part because of his age.
As the contours of the campaign begin to take shape, Biden plans to campaign on his record.
He spent his first two years as president combating the coronavirus pandemic and pushing through major bills such as the bipartisan infrastructure package and legislation to promote high-tech manufacturing and climate measures.
With Republicans now in control of the House, Biden has shifted his focus to implementing those massive laws and making sure voters credit him for the improvements, while sharpening the contrast with the GOP ahead of an expected showdown over raising the nation’s borrowing limit that could have debilitating consequences for the country’s economy.
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