Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) have already spoken out against Biden’s re-election effort — but we can expect many more to come forward.
Multiple media outlets are now reporting that 25 House Democrats are preparing to call on President Biden to drop out of the 2024 election; “It looks like the dam has broken,” one Democrat aide said.
From The New York Post:
Centrist House Democrats in competitive districts – the lawmakers most at risk of losing their seats in November – were so alarmed by Biden’s infirmed appearance in last week’s showdown with the 78-year-old presumptive Republican nominee that they are considering writing a letter to Biden, according to the outlet.
Those lawmakers have been peppered with questions about Biden by constituents since returning to their districts for the House’s Fourth of July week recess.
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The report comes after Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) became the first House Democrat to call on Biden to step aside over his shaky debate, in which the president repeatedly froze up on stage and lost his train of thought.
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), also on Tuesday, expressed that he had no confidence in Biden’s ability to beat Trump in November.
As did Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), who told local outlet KATU, “The truth I think, is that Biden is going to lose to Trump.”
More over at The New York Post:
BREAKING: ‘The Dam Has Broken’
At Least Twenty-Five House Democrats Are Preparing To PUBLICLY Call For @JoeBiden To End His Re-Election Effort. https://t.co/q8cU9LKOJS— John Basham (@JohnBasham) July 3, 2024
