The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

• In a social media post, Democratic political strategist David Axelrod expressed doubt that President Joe Biden could win reelection without strategic changes to his campaign and alterations to how the public perceives him—explaining that Biden needs to decide “whether it’s in his best interest or the country’s” to run again. According to reports, in response to the social media post, President Biden dismissed the critiques and referred to Axelrod as a “prick.” You can read more here: https://nypost.com/2023/11/13/news/biden-reportedly-called-axelrod-a-p-as-tensions-boil-over-with-former-obama-adviser/
• While appearing on CNBC, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced that he is endorsing Donald Trump for President.
• In a new article featured in Politico, political statistician Nate Silver warns that “Democrats would be taking a huge risk by replacing Biden—but they’re also taking a huge risk by nominating him.” Similarly, Russell Berman of The Atlantic wonders if President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is “toast.” You can read Silver’s piece here: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/13/biden-polls-2024-nate-silver-00126903. And you can read Berman’s editorial here: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/11/biden-2024-polling-reelection-obama-comparison/675972/
• David Wildstein of The New Jersey Globe writes: “A shadowy dark money group that promoted a phantom candidate for State Senate in the 4th district is due in court next month to seek a dismissal of a judge’s order to freeze their bank account. Jersey Freedom, a tenebrous independent expenditure group based in Jamaica, Queens, is now represented by William Tambussi, the longtime attorney for Democratic powerbroker George Norcross and the Camden County Democrats.” You can read the full article here: https://newjerseyglobe.com/judiciary/dark-money-group-represented-by-south-jersey-democratic-lawyer-seeks-to-unfreeze-funds/
• In her most recent article for The Wall Street Journal, journalist Catherine Lucy documents that Joe Biden is at serious risk of underperforming with Black voters in the 2024 presidential election—with many voters citing concerns about the economy under Biden’s leadership. Lucy writes: “When Michelle Smith voted for President Biden in 2020, she thought he would help people like her, a Black mother working two jobs and raising three teenage boys in North Philadelphia. Now she says she won’t vote for him again, citing higher prices, skyrocketing rent and a feeling she has been left behind.” A recent New York Times/Sienna poll suggests that 22% of Black voters would likely support Donald Trump in a hypothetical rematch of the 2020 presidential race. In 2020, Biden won the Black vote 92% to 8%. You can read the full article here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/black-voters-show-signs-of-slipping-away-from-biden-in-2024-69ae78b0?mod=hp_listb_pos1
• Don Purdy—Chairman of the Atlantic County Republican Party—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Jersey Freedom, a political organization, which spent tens-of-thousands of dollars backing third party candidates in hopes of diluting the Republican vote in New Jersey’s November 7th election. The ad campaign even included endorsements for candidates that withdrew from the race. You can learn more about the Atlantic County Republican Party here: https://www.acrepublicans.org