Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) said he accepts that former President Donald Trump will win the presidential election in 2024, as support for President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee dwindles following his poor debate performance.
“After the first presidential debate, lots of Democrats are panicking about whether President Joe Biden should step down as the party’s nominee,” Golden, one of the most conservative House Democrats, said in an op-ed to the Bangor Daily News. “Biden’s poor performance in the debate was not a surprise. It also didn’t rattle me as it has others, because the outcome of this election has been clear to me for months: While I don’t plan to vote for him, Donald Trump is going to win. And I’m OK with that.”
Golden said he refuses to participate in a “campaign to scare voters” that a Trump victory will “end our democratic system.”
“In 2025, I believe Trump is going to be in the White House,” the congressman said. “Maine’s representatives will need to work with him when it benefits Mainers, hold him accountable when it does not and work independently across the aisle no matter what.”
