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According to Observer.com on November 6, as of now, several states have allocated their electoral votes, with Republican presidential candidate Trump temporarily leading Democratic presidential candidate Harris by 177 to 99.
But this is only a temporary lead because the counting times for the election votes in different states in the U.S. are inconsistent, with some places reporting first. It is necessary to wait until a candidate wins 270 or more of the 538 electoral votes to determine who will ultimately secure the presidency.However, Biden is quite confident about this matter. According to a report by Observer.com on November 6, the current president of the United States, Biden, who had already been 'excluded' from this election, conveyed messages to the outside world through sources.
He stated that he does not know how the campaign duel between Harris and Trump will end, but he firmly believes that if he had not withdrawn, he could have defeated Trump and won this election.
Considering the current situation where Harris is temporarily trailing, and Biden is seen as a 'burden' by Harris, preventing him from campaigning, it is clear that Biden's remarks are pointed.
Moreover, he also expressed his concerns about Harris potentially losing the election through a senior aide, stemming from two aspects: one is that he himself would bear responsibility for the defeat, and the other is the uncertainty and potential turmoil that the United States would face next.
Biden is the only sitting president in U.S. history who does not seek re-election, which creates a historical precedent, but this is certainly not his intention, as the above statement fully illustrates Biden's unwillingness.
At the end of June, after the televised debate with Trump, Biden was viewed negatively by all circles due to the lack of energy linked to his age, with polls showing a one-sided situation. Subsequently, the Democratic Party made a last-minute change in July, allowing Harris to replace Biden as the candidate.
According to the rules, Biden, as the legitimate candidate selected through the Democratic Party's primary elections, cannot be ousted in this manner. However, Democratic Party bigwigs and external financiers pressured him to step down. For an ambitious politician, this is indeed an unacceptable outcome, and it is understandable that Biden feels 'resentful' now.
As for his claim that he could have defeated Trump in this election, it is not entirely unfounded. The key is Biden's influence over swing states and white working-class voters, which surpasses that of both Trump and Harris.
The three states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin in the northern United States, close to the Great Lakes, have long been stable bases for the Democratic Party. In the 2016 presidential election, Trump successfully flipped these three 'Blue Wall' states to red, which was key to his eventual victory. In the 2020 presidential election, Biden narrowly regained the three states and ultimately won.
Biden was able to win because this politician has focused for nearly 50 years of his political career on the Democratic Party's traditional stronghold—the white working-class voters, and Pennsylvania is his hometown. This is also why the Democratic Party decided to put Biden forward to run in 2020, even though his health was not very good at that time; the Democratic leadership was confident that Biden would have a decisive impact on the aforementioned swing states.
Of course, Biden's confident remarks come with the premise that if he continues to run, his health cannot be an obstacle, but this is clearly unrealistic. From the 'Quad Security Dialogue,' a meeting of heads of state, Biden even required Blinken to accompany him, indicating that his health and energy are problematic.
In summary, Biden's withdrawal from the election has long been a foregone conclusion, and it is meaningless for him to reminisce about past glories now. However, looking back at his achievements in the past four years, one can find that Biden has not performed poorly compared to his predecessors.
After taking office, he successfully rallied allies in Europe and Asia, repaired relationships with allies, and then pressured China and Russia through the Russia-Ukraine conflict, further solidifying U.S.-European relations. Now the EU and NATO have extended their reach to China's periphery, which was previously unimaginable. From this perspective, Biden can be considered a 'formidable opponent'; if he were given another four years, the geopolitical pressure on China might be even greater.
