(NewsNation) — Battleground State Director Dan Kanninen is confident Joe Biden is staying on the Democratic ticket.
“Biden is running. He is our nominee. He is our president,” Kanninen said during an appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill.” “And he’s going to beat Donald Trump in the fall once again. Full stop.”
Kanninen said he’s aware that it’lll be a “tough and close” race but says their campaign is “designed to win a close race.”
As Democrats continue to disagree over Biden’s candidacy, Vice President Kamala Harris conducted a call with top Democratic donors Friday afternoon, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NewsNation. The meeting was requested by the president’s senior advisers.
“We know which candidate in this election puts the American people first: our president, Joe Biden,” Harris reportedly said, arguing Democrats would win the election, according to one attendee on the call.
On an all-staff call with the Biden campaign, advisers again emphasized that what they are hearing from people on the ground is not the same as what’s being said on cable news, according to a source.
The campaign memo, obtained by NewsNation, dismissed news stories reporting on President Joe Biden’s faltering support and increasing calls from within his own party to step aside.
“But on the ground, the view is different,” the campaign said before moving on to discussing Project 2025 and the need to defeat Trump.
The White House also denied media reports Biden’s family was considering exit plans, calling the reporting untrue.
NewsNation’s Steph Whiteside and Kellie Meyer contributed to this report.
