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Democrats in Race to Separate Themselves from Biden

The party may need a new bench.

Now here’s political irony for you. Democrats made Joe Biden their presidential nominee in 2020 despite his flagging ability to communicate because they had no viable alternatives to compete in swing states. By trying to run Mr. Biden again in 2024 despite his cognitive challenges, they may struggle to field such candidates for years to come.

Some people think the heaviest political anchor weighing on Democrats is the wacky suite of progressive social policies endorsed by many of the party’s candidates. But news out of the Michigan race for an open U.S. Senate seat in 2026 suggests that the most politically toxic position of all is to be tied to whoever was running the U.S. Government prior to January 20, 2025.

Politico shares a weekend memo from pollster Jill Normington about the Democrats competing for the party’s nomination to take on former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers:

The open seat race for U.S. Senate in Michigan is winnable by both State Senator Mallory McMorrow and Congresswoman Haley Stevens.

Stevens has an initial advantage over McMorrow in a hypothetical matchup against former Congressman Mike Rogers.

This makes sense given the hard leftist line that Ms. McMorrow has staked out as one of the Democratic Party’s most committed culture warriors. But this doesn’t mean that Ms. McMorrow is the most vulnerable to potential critiques from opponents. The memo continues and references current U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.), who won her seat last fall in a squeaker over Mr. Rogers despite a Trump victory in Michigan:

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