Even though President Joe Biden has officially launched his re-election bid, the physical and mental health of the 80-year-old politician makes it unlikely he could survive a second term in the White House. That means Democrats are likely looking behind the scenes for a possible replacement such as California’s governor, Gavin Newsom.
Michael J. O'Neill, vice president of legal affairs at the Landmark Legal Foundation, says he is not dismissing reports Michelle Obama is being mentioned as another candidate for Democrats.
"First of all, the Obamas live in Washington D.C. and that in and of itself is very odd,” he observes. “I think this is the first president that we can think of that actually didn't leave Washington D.C. after they left office.”
That fact is even more interesting, he adds, when there are reports White House staffers are routinely visiting the Obama residence, which would answer the persistent question over who is really in power in the Biden administration.
As far as a new Republican candidate, Virginia’s popular governor Glenn Youngkin (pictured above) is being mentioned as a possible new name in the already-crowded field of candidates. A recent poll found his approval rate is 55%, an all-time high, among voters.
Gary Bauer, who leads Campaign for Working Families, is a Virginia resident who says Youngkin is doing a good job as governor.
“I have zero confidence that he could win a presidential election,” Bauer tells AFN, “and bring out the people that came out in two elections for Trump.”
Bauer, who supports Trumps, says the “donor class” in the Republican Party opposes Trump and are looking for an alternative to him, such as Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy.
“They just keep throwing you-know-what against the wall, seeing if it sticks, because they're desperate to stop Donald Trump,” Bauer claims.
