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Cenk Uygur Announces Presidential Run to Challenge Biden (www.improvethenews.org)

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On Wednesday, Cenk Uygur, the founder of the progressive news outlet The Young Turks, announced he will challenge Pres. Joe Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. Axios.com
Uygur, who has often urged Biden to get out of the race, is a naturalized US citizen who was born in Istanbul. He plans to challenge the Constitution’s "Natural Born Citizen" clause in court. The Hill
On his campaign website, Uygur wrote that the upcoming election is the "most important of our lifetimes." And on X, formerly Twitter, Uygur accused Biden of not being able to make his own case for reelection despite success during his term. Spectrumnews1
Recent polling showed Biden with a 53.9% disapproval rating and an approval rating of 39.5%, and dozens of polls show Biden’s approval is sinking. Spectrumnews1
Uygur previously ran for office in 2020, when his bid for a Congressional seat in southern California ended with him finishing fourth with 5.9% of the vote. The Messenger
The only other challenge Biden faces for his party’s nomination is from Marianne Williamson given the switch of Robert Kennedy Jr.'s campaign from the Democratic Party to running as an independent. Semafor

Democratic narrative:

Putting aside the question of whether Uygur is eligible to serve as president, Biden’s unpopularity in some polling hasn’t stopped the President from dominating the Democratic field. Even someone with the name recognition and financial backing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. couldn’t gain traction and opted for an independent bid. Uygur’s heart might be in the right place, but looking at the polling numbers, this primary is already over.
Huffington Post (LR: 1 CP: 4)

Republican narrative:

Despite Biden’s poor polling against Trump, Democrats have closed ranks around him. And now they’re left with the media personality Uygur thinking he has a chance to challenge the incumbent president. Uygur isn't eligible to serve in the Oval Office, and even if he was he barely registered any support in a Congressional race and has no chance on the national stage. All signs point to the eventual resounding defeat of Biden by the GOP.
Daily Wire (LR: 5 CP: 3)

Nerd narrative:

There’s a 90% chance that Biden will be the Democratic nominee in the 2024 US presidential election, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
Metaculus (LR: 3 CP: 3)

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[–] Substance_P 2 points 1 year ago

Not being a natural-born citizen of the United States, he has some work to do. However, I wholeheartedly support his run. It's frustrating to watch the current state of the apathetic "one candidate" position of the Democrats. Instead of campaigning behind an octogenarian, it's refreshing to see someone step up who is willing to make a change.