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Less than two years into Joe Biden's presidency, his own party is quickly turning against him.

Democrats have grown disillusioned with Biden's weak responses to a series of issues ranging from the destruction of Roe v. Wade to his inability to pass the Build Back Better bill.

Just earlier this week, a new poll revealed that most Democrats favor a different candidate to represent their party in 2024.

Meanwhile, the progressive organization known as RootsAction is going to launch a nationwide campaign after the November midterms that resists a Biden 2024 run.

Amid all this, the president is now claiming that Democrats actually do want him to run for a second White House term.

Biden on his levels of Democratic support

The president seems to think he's got strong in-party support for a re-election run. Yet, this view remains at odds with polls and Democrats' own comments that disagree with Biden going for a second term.

On Tuesday, Biden faced a question from the press concerning Democrats openly bashing a Biden 2024 run. The president responded to this by claiming his party "[wants] him to run."

Biden then repeatedly urged media reporters to "read the polls" before saying if he went for a second term, he'd get the votes of 92% of Democrats.

While the president referenced a portion of data from a New York Times-Siena College survey, he left out crucial pieces of information.

Biden declined to mention this survey also shows only 26% of his party members believe he should remain on as the nominee.

64%, on the other hand, believe a different Democrat should take the mantle in 2024. Naturally, Biden didn't wish to draw attention to this data when urging the media to "read the polls."

A bleak vision for 2024

Biden's chances of re-election are pretty grim. RootsAction, in their statement demanding Biden not run, declared he'd encounter a real fight if he chooses to run anyway.

Meanwhile, more polling shows only 19% of Independents favor Biden's job performance. When the president first got into office, he carried a much higher approval rating amongst Independents.

Independents stand as an increasingly vital coalition in America; they hold the power to swing elections in one direction or the other.

It remains unclear how the president expects to cruise to re-election in light of the current numbers.