ANALYSIS
Can Joe Biden still win the 2024 US presidential election?
Although he’s behind Donald Trump in five swing states, the president — 81 next week — believes his economic record will keep him in the White House
The Sunday Times
As President Biden addressed car workers at an Illinois community centre last week, he was startled by the sound of an audience member falling over.
“You OK?” the president said. To laughter, he added: “I want the press to know that wasn’t me.”
The last thing Biden needs is another pratfall to add to the clips of stumbles and muddles that are mercilessly replayed by his Republican opponents on social media and are eating away at his credibility with voters.
Two recent opinion polls, for The New York Times and CNN, put him well behind Donald Trump, his likely opponent in next year’s election, prompting some big names to join calls for him to step aside.
Nevertheless Biden was in a jovial mood during a
