DEVELOPING: Michelle Obama for President?

Here is our top story today: Yes We Can, Again??? Today News Africa’s?Noah Pitcher?writes, “With the majority of Americans opposing the idea of President?Joseph R. Biden Jr.?serving a second presidential term and the continued public disapproval of Vice President?Kamala D. Harris,?the future of the Democratic party seems cloudy at best.” Can?Michelle Obama?save her dying political party?

Currently 79 years of age, Biden is the oldest sitting president in United States history and his critics have criticized his mental sharpness since well before he took office. FiveThirtyEight reports a 39.2 percent July 1 approval rating for the president. This is nearly 3 points lower than former president Donald Trump’s approval rating was at this point in his presidency.

In a Harvard CAPS–Harris Poll survey shared by The Hill, 71 percent of respondents said that they do not think that President Biden should run for a second term, compared to just 29 percent who say he should seek re-election. With those awful numbers and with a country in the wrong direction, according to most Americans, is?Michelle Obama?the answer for Democrats in 2024?

Simon Ateba, Publisher and White House Correspondent for Today News Africa in Washington.