During his latest My Take, Varney Co. host Stuart Varney highlighted Democrats' lack of bench strength heading into the 2024 presidential election, naming a host of Democrat contenders that have dominated government leadership positions but have not seemed to resonate with voters.
STUART VARNEY: It is 644 days until the 2024 presidential election. It may be a little early to speculate who will win, but let's do it anyway.
The Republicans have a lot of strong candidates. Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pompeo, Nikki Haley and Senator Tim Scott are going to Iowa, and you know what that means. That's bench strength, and that's something Democrats don't have.
He is expected to announce that he's running. He'd be 82 in November 2024 and 86 at the end of a second term. Cognitive ability and age don't count.
JUST 28% of the total were JUST 28%.
Some Democrats are worried about the prospects of Vice President Harris, according to the headline in The Washington Post. Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared to question whether Harris should run for president on a Boston radio station.
Warren quickly walked it back. The damage was done. The Biden-Harris team is not politically strong.
California Governor Gavin Newsom. The country has the highest poverty rate. Hundreds of thousands of people left the state. Highest taxes, the biggest inequality gap and a school system in shambles are some of the things that are high. A candidate like that won't get 270 electoral college votes.
He made a fortune at Goldman Sachs and then imposed punitive taxes on those who want to be rich. A socialist, and socialists, have passed their sell-by date.
What's he done, and what's his name recognition?
Let's not forget the Gallup poll that showed that government and leadership are now the voters' biggest concerns.
Democrats dominate our government and Democrats dominate our leadership. We're not happy with that.
What is the state of play? The Republicans have bench strength. The Democrats don't.