Democrats are basking in having displayed remarkable unity, with every one of their members backing party leader Hakeem Jeffries for the House speakership again and again and again. President Joe Biden, meanwhile, was viewed skeptically enough that some of his fellow Democrats questioned the wisdom of him seeking reelection. Speculation about Biden's political future has quieted after Democrats outperformed expectations during the November midterm elections. That unity is a shift for a Democratic Party built on fragile electoral coalitions that often begin to fray when it's time to govern. One progressive group isn't onboard, paying for a national cable TV spot and mobile billboard circulating between the White House and U.S. Capitol proclaiming, “Don't Run, Joe."
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