One Democratic senator who requested anonymity pointed to a recent New York Times/Siena College poll showing that 94 percent of Democrats under the age of 30 would prefer another Democratic serve as the party’s standard bearer in 2024.
“It shows there’s a strong reservoir of sentiment to bring in a change of administrations,” said the lawmaker, who said the midterm election results will be impacted by Biden’s low approval rating.
The senator said “I think we have a shot” to keep the Senate majority, an optimistic view shared by many Senate Democrats, but warned Biden will weigh on Democratic candidates and predicted that younger rising stars will begin to jockey for the party’s nomination starting in 2023.
“I think following the midterms we’re going to see a number of younger folks saying we want to be in that conversation and I don’t think you’ll see a complete domination of the primary in the way you might normally see for an incumbent who’s in a strong position,” the senator said.
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