Democrats’ 2028 bench is eager to avoid appearing eager to push Biden aside.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used the call to reiterate her commitment and willingness to help the president but also voiced her concern about how much more difficult the campaign would be now for President Joe Biden. | Paul Sancya/APJonathan Martin is POLITICO’s senior political columnist and politics bureau chief. He’s covered elections in every corner of America and co-authored a best-selling book about Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Even more revealing is how word of the call reached me: from someone close to a potential 2028 Whitmer rival for the Democratic presidential nomination. This person said Whitmer had phoned O’Malley Dillon with more of an unambiguous SOS: to relay that Michigan, in the wake of the debate, was no longer winnable for Biden.
Oh, and if Trump wins he may well use his administration to exact revenge on Democratic governors, whether personally, via his Department of Justice, or by withholding aid to their states. Other governors and their aides also said they were in the same holding pattern, feeling no choice but to publicly defend Biden but privately furious at the president and his inner circle.
Particularly if Biden’s polling sags later in July the Go Gretch Go pleas will be deafening. | Evan Vucci/AP
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