Top Biden advisers to meet with senators as Democratic anxieties about 2024 grow
Senate Democrats will meet with President Joe Biden's top advisers who are seeking to quell anxieties about whether he can beat Donald Trump in November.
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are set to meet privately Thursday at a special caucus lunch with President Joe Biden’s senior advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, as well as Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon, according to a Democratic leadership source and senators.
The meeting comes as anxieties grow among Democrats about Biden’s diminished standing in the presidential race against Donald Trump in the wake of his halting debate performance on June 27.
As polling averages show that his position has slipped, albeit modestly, many Democrats don’t believe Biden can win — and they worry he may drag down the party’s ticket with him, potentially handing Republicans control of Congress as well. They want answers from Biden’s team about their plan to turn things around.
“I want to understand their plan for winning,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.
A senior Biden adviser said the message to Democrats will be about the path to victory and how the campaign sees it, using data to help make the case that there’s been minimal movement in the broader race — and to make clear that Team Biden has a plan.
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