A running list of Democrats who have called for Biden to drop out
President Joe Biden has faced pressure from some members of his party to withdraw from the 2024 race following his debate debacle in late June. In a remarkable drip of defections, some prominent Democrats have urged the president to drop out and have voiced concerns that he cannot win against Donald Trump in November.
Others have stopped short of calling for Biden's withdrawal but have warned that Democrats will lose the election if he stays on the ticket. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet said he believed Trump and Republicans are currently on track to win the election by a landslide. “So for me, this isn’t a question about polling, it’s not a question of politics. It’s a moral question about the future of our country,” he said.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., also avoided giving a direct answer about whether Biden should stay on the ticket, telling MSNBC's “Morning Joe” that “it’s up to the president to decide” if he will stay on the ticket or not. “We’re all encouraging him to make that decision,” she said. “Because time is running short.”
Here's a running list of top Democrats, including sitting members of Congress, who have called for Biden to pull out of the ticket:
Rep. Mark Takano, California
Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio
Rep. Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico
Rep. Morgan McGarvey, Kentucky
Rep. Kathy Castor, Florida
Rep. Betty McCollum, Minnesota
Rep. Greg Landsman, Ohio
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, California
Sen. Martin Heinrich, New Mexico
Rep. Jared Huffman, California
Rep. Marc Veasey, Texas
Rep. Chuy Garcia, Illinois
Rep. Mark Pocan, Wisconsin
Rep. Sean Casten, Illinois
Sen. Jon Tester, Montana
Rep. Jamie Raskin, Maryland
Rep. Adam Schiff, California
Rep. Mike Levin, California
Rep. Brittany Pettersen, Colorado
Rep. Scott Peters, California
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Washington
Rep. Eric Sorensen, Illinois
Rep. Jim Himes, Connecticut
Rep. Greg Stanton, Arizona
Rep. Ed Case, Hawaii
Rep. Brad Schneider, Illinois
Rep. Hillary Scholten, Michigan
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
Sen. Peter Welch, Vermont
New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado
Rep. Pat Ryan, New York
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey
Rep. Adam Smith, Washington
Rep. Jerry Nadler, New York
Rep. Joe Morelle, New York
Rep. Angie Craig, Minnesota
Rep. Mike Quigley, Illinois
Rep. Seth Moulton, Massachusetts
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Arizona
Julián Castro, former Housing and Urban Development secretary
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Texas
Former Rep. Tim Ryan, Ohio
Hayley Miller contributed reporting.
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This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
