Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) on Tuesday predicted former President Trump will win the 2024 election in November and said he is "OK with that." Why it matters: Golden's prediction adds to a growing deluge of congressional Democrats opening up about their lack of confidence in President Biden to carry the Democratic ticket to victory.

In an opinion article titled "Donald Trump is going to win the election and democracy will be just fine," which was published by The Bangor Daily News on Tuesday, the moderate congressman from Maine accused other Democrats of "pearl-clutching" over a Trump win, while arguing that the future of democracy was not at stake in November.

Maine, said that American democracy will survive Trump as it has previous political shakeups, arguing Congress keeps consistently presidential power in check.

Maine has long been a Democratic state in presidential elections, but Republicans see hope in spring polls that looked rosy for them.

Some elected Democrats loyal to President Joe Biden raised fresh questions on Tuesday about his 2024 re-election bid, with one calling for him to step aside, a shift after many defended him in the wake of last week's shaky debate performance.

Polling has started to come out following last week’s presidential debate between former President Trump and President Biden, showing some indications of Trump gaining in the aftermath.

HAMILTON, Ohio -- U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, met for the first general election debate of the 2024 season — a chance for the candidates to try to reshape the political narrative and persuade undecided voters.

Some elected Democrats loyal to President Joe Biden raised fresh questions on Tuesday about his 2024 re-election bid, with one calling for him to step aside, a shift after many defended him in the wake of last week's shaky debate performance.

"Biden's alarming debate performance might not have surprised voters as much as it surprised Democrats in Washington," polling firm Morning Consult said.

Texas, on Tuesday became the first elected Democrat to urge President Joe Biden to cease his re-election effort amid the fallout from Thursday night's debate and the president's poor performance.

A new national poll indicates that 75% of voters say the Democratic Party would have a better chance of keeping the White House with someone else other than President Biden at the top of the ticket.