Progressive Podcaster Cenk Uygur To Challenge Biden

Semafor reports:

Progressive pundit Cenk Uygur will challenge President Biden for the Democratic nomination, offering himself as an alternative to an incumbent who “is definitely going to lose” if he makes it to the general election.

“I’m going to do whatever I can to help him decide that this is not the right path,” Uygur, 53, told Semafor, as he prepared to file for the 2024 Nevada primary. “If he retires now, he’s a hero: He beat Trump, he did a good job of being a steward of the economy. If he doesn’t, he loses to Trump, and he’s the villain of the story.”

The founder of The Young Turks media channel had repeatedly urged Biden to quit the race, calling his re-election bid “intensely selfish,” and warning that it made a Trump victory likelier.

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It’s official: @cenkuygur is running for president, challenging Joe Biden in the Democratic primary, and confident that being born in Turkey won’t disqualify him – a “slam dunk” if it gets to SCOTUS. https://t.co/DmgF8O2T23

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) October 11, 2023

Per source, Cenk Uygur, host of the Young Turks will announce a Democratic primary bid against Joe Biden tonight. One major obstacle to Uygur’s longshot presidential bid is that he is a naturalized citizen and thus ineligible under Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution.

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) October 11, 2023