Voters Are Wary of Biden. Here’s Why He Might Win Anyway

<p>President Biden has announced that he will seek another term in the Oval Office, despite the fact that he will be 81 on Election Day 2024.</p><p>Not everyone is overjoyed about that prospect — more than half of Democrats don’t want him to run again. Nonetheless, the party’s leaders are increasingly confident about his chances. Jonathan Weisman, a political correspondent for The Times, explains why.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-weisman">Jonathan Weisman</a>, a political correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Mr. Biden has acknowledged that he has not accomplished all he wished to. But that, he maintains, is<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/us/politics/biden-record-presidential-campaign.html"> an argument for his re-election</a>.</li><li>Although his poll numbers remain low, structural advantages have Democrats insisting that Mr. Biden<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/us/politics/biden-re-election.html"> is better positioned</a> than his Republican rivals.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>