- Joe Biden's plan to run for re-election as president is a high-risk gamble for the Democratic party, for America, and for the wider world.
- The likelihood that his Republican party opponent will once again be Donald Trump increases the stakes.
- Biden has already beaten Trump once, and polls suggest he would narrowly beat him again, but he would lose to a generic Republican or other potential challengers.
- Biden's age makes him a potential liability for the Democrats, and Kamala Harris's failure to convince voters that she is ready to step into the Oval Office adds to the potential hazards of Biden's re-election bid.
- Despite all this, the US is a democracy and the president has a right to stand again. American voters will decide if he has made the right call.
Joe Biden’s high-stakes election gamble
President bets on himself to beat the threat to US democracy posed by Donald Trump
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