Does Joe Biden Still Have Any Juice?

Joe Biden
Democrats rose up against Biden following his dreary debate performance in the summer of 2024. But unlike then, he is no longer a target of public frustration. Trump is. Photo: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
Peter Hamby
May 5, 2026

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“Hey Dan. Joe Biden. How are ya, pal?” Dan, in this case, was Dan Koh, whom Biden was calling to endorse in a crowded Massachusetts Democratic congressional primary—at least for the staged video his campaign put out to announce the news. “By the way, I’ll come and campaign for you if you want me to,” Biden told him. Koh, who worked in the Biden White House, accepted the invite. “Every door, every diner, I know will want to see you here. So any time you want to come, you are warmly welcome,” he said.