In a recent interview with CBS News’ Robert Costa, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), who is considered a key figure in getting Joe Biden elected in 2020, said he is still behind the President and issued a warning to potential primary challengers.
“I’m all-in for President Biden,” Clyburn told CBS’ Robert Costa in an interview. “I think he’s demonstrated, in these two years … that he is deserving of re-election. And I do believe he will be re-elected irrespective of who the Republicans, they put up.”
From Fox News:
Clyburn is the assistant Democratic leader in the House and a well-respected and influential ally of the White House. His endorsement of Biden in 2020 is widely credited with delivering South Carolina for the president in the Democratic primaries, resurrecting Biden’s campaign after defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire.
He said he’s been talking with Biden and has encouraged him to run for re-election by campaigning against the new Republican majority in the House.
“I’ve told him on many occasions that I believe that he ought to announce for re-election and get the playbook laid down by Harry Truman back in 1948 and use that as their mantra upon which to run for re-election,” Clyburn said.
Clyburn also has a warning for Democrats thinking of challenging Biden.
“The history is very clear on what happens when you challenge a sitting president like this,” the congressman added. He noted that former Sen. Ted Kennedy’s primary challenge to President Jimmy Carter in 1980 was unsuccessful and is widely believed to have hurt Carter in the general election against former President Ronald Reagan.
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