Four more House Democrats have called for Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.
In a letter published on Friday, four House Democrats called for Joe Biden to step out of the 2024 presidential race as the Democratic nominee.
Democrat House representatives Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, and Huy Garcia, D-Texas, all signed the letter.
The letter also called for Biden to choose Vice President Kamala Harris as a replacement.
In the letter the Representatives wrote, ‘We believe the most responsible and patriotic thing you can do in this moment is to step aside as our nominee while continuing to lead our party from the White House.’
FOUR MORE House Democrats call for Biden to drop out of the race
Four more House Democrats called on Joe Biden to ‘step aside’ and drop out.Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, and Huy Garcia, D-Texas., all signed the letter. pic.twitter.com/O72DVrLPhh
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NEW: Four more House Dems call@on Biden to step aside: Huffman, Veasey, Garcia and Pocan pic.twitter.com/V9Av6S5JU6
— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) July 19, 2024
The Daily Mail broke the story:
Four more House Democrats called on Joe Biden to ‘step aside’ and drop out of the presidential race in a letter published Friday.
Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., Jared Huffman, D-Calif., Marc Veasey, D-Texas, and Huy Garcia, D-Texas., all signed the letter.
They also called on Biden to look at replacements such as VP Kamala Harris to carry the Democrat party forward in November.
‘We believe the most responsible and patriotic thing you can do in this moment is to step aside as our nominee while continuing to lead our party from the White House,’ they wrote.
‘Democrats have a deep and talented bench of young leaders, led by Vice President Kamala Harris, who you have lifted up, empowered, and prepared for this moment.
Four House Democrats – Reps. Huffman, Veasey, Garcia, and Pocan – are calling on Biden to pass the torch and step aside: pic.twitter.com/h9NtNPZT67
— Ellis Kim (@elliskkim) July 19, 2024
Per The Hill:
Four more House Democrats are calling on President Biden to step aside from the 2024 race, increasing the pressure on the incumbent as concerns mount in the party over his ability to beat former President Trump in November.
Reps. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Marc Veasey (D-Texas), Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) issued as joint statement Friday morning, writing that while they have “great admiration” for Biden, the public worries over his age and fitness for office are threatening his chances of winning the election, zeroing in on his disastrous debate performance last month.
“Mr. President, with great admiration for you personally, sincere respect for your decades of public service and patriotic leadership, and deep appreciation for everything we have accomplished together during your presidency, it is now time for you to pass the torch to a new generation of Democratic leaders,” the quartet wrote.
“At this point, however, we must face the reality that widespread public concerns about your age and fitness are jeopardizing what should be a winning campaign,” they added. “These perceptions may not be fair, but they have hardened in the aftermath of last month’s debate and are now unlikely to change.”
The lawmakers continued, writing that “We believe the most responsible and patriotic thing you can do in this moment is to step aside as our nominee while continuing to lead our party from the White House.”
