In Biden’s New York Support Crumbles as Election Anxiety Mounts, Greer discusses the predicament as the Democratic National Convention looms.
“This is unprecedented,” said Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University.
For some Democrats, the calculus is deeply personal as they decide whether to abandon a man whom many respect and have worked with for decades. Others are thinking strategically about whether the party can coalesce around another candidate with just weeks until the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Greer said.
“What would it look like to change course now?,” she said. “What would it look like to stay with a candidate who some argue had one bad night while others argue it’s part of a much more concerning pattern?”
