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Vulnerable House Democrat calls on Biden to end campaign ‘for the good of the country’
Democratic congressman Pat Ryan tells New York Times endorsing Joe Biden would be ‘grave disservice’
President Joe Biden walks during an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of Nato on 9 July. Photograph: Susan Walsh/AP
Chris Stein (now) and Maya Yang (earlier)Thu 11 Jul 2024 05.51 AEST
02.23 AEST
Vulnerable House Democrat calls on Biden to end re-election campaign 'for the good of the country'
Democratic congressman Pat Ryan, whose district is one of the most closely contested in the country, told the New York Times that he does not think Joe Biden can beat Donald Trump, and that the president should step aside and make way for another nominee.
“I’d be doing a grave disservice if I said he was the best candidate to serve this fall,” he told the Times by phone.
“For the good of our country, for my two young kids, I’m asking Joe Biden to step aside in the upcoming election and deliver on the promise to be a bridge to a new generation of leaders.”
“I really hope, with all my heart, that he will listen,” he added.
7h ago16.00 EDT
Closing summary
Nancy Pelosi raised eyebrows this morning with an interview on MSNBC in which she said it was “up to” Joe Biden to decide if he will continue his campaign for president. It seemed to be a signal from the former House speaker and leading Democratic voice that things remain in flux, even though Biden has shown no interest in stepping aside following his troubling debate performance against Donald Trump last month. But a top political forecaster now believes the president’s standing has fallen further since their encounter, and Trump is now slightly favored to win several crucial swing states, while the ranks of those who believe Biden should drop out has grown. Pat Ryan, a vulnerable Democratic congressman, announced Biden should stand down “for the good the country”, and George Clooney, the actor and party fundraiser, made a similar argument.
Here’s what else happened today:
Top Biden officials will meet with Senate Democrats on Thursday, while House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries has reportedly said he will relay lawmakers’ concerns to the president.
You will see Biden on TV again on Monday, when he sits for an interview with NBC News.
Kate Bedingfield, Biden’s former White House communications director, called for his campaign to make clear how they plan to move forward amid the deluge of bad news.
Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic senator from Connecticut, managed to convey both support and fear in cryptic remarks about Biden.
Should Biden step aside, perhaps a “blitz primary” will follow.
7h ago05.51 AEST
Top Biden officials to meet with Senate Democrats tomorrow
Three officials close to Joe Biden will meet with Senate Democrats tomorrow, as the president seeks to reassure his congressional allies that he has what it takes to beat Donald Trump.
The Biden-Harris campaign confirmed that campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and top White House advisors Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti will meet with senators at lunch.
So far, no Democrats from Congress’s upper chamber have called for Biden to abandon his re-election bid, although Colorado’s Michael Bennet went public with his belief that Biden cannot win, and will ensure the party loses the Senate and remains in the minority in the House:
Biden under renewed pressure to step aside as top Democrats make agonized appeals
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Chris Stein (now) and Maya Yang (earlier)Thu 11 Jul 2024 05.51 AEST
02.23 AEST
Vulnerable House Democrat calls on Biden to end re-election campaign 'for the good of the country'
Democratic congressman Pat Ryan, whose district is one of the most closely contested in the country, told the New York Times that he does not think Joe Biden can beat Donald Trump, and that the president should step aside and make way for another nominee.
“I’d be doing a grave disservice if I said he was the best candidate to serve this fall,” he told the Times by phone.
“For the good of our country, for my two young kids, I’m asking Joe Biden to step aside in the upcoming election and deliver on the promise to be a bridge to a new generation of leaders.”
“I really hope, with all my heart, that he will listen,” he added.
7h ago16.00 EDT
Closing summary
Nancy Pelosi raised eyebrows this morning with an interview on MSNBC in which she said it was “up to” Joe Biden to decide if he will continue his campaign for president. It seemed to be a signal from the former House speaker and leading Democratic voice that things remain in flux, even though Biden has shown no interest in stepping aside following his troubling debate performance against Donald Trump last month. But a top political forecaster now believes the president’s standing has fallen further since their encounter, and Trump is now slightly favored to win several crucial swing states, while the ranks of those who believe Biden should drop out has grown. Pat Ryan, a vulnerable Democratic congressman, announced Biden should stand down “for the good the country”, and George Clooney, the actor and party fundraiser, made a similar argument.
Here’s what else happened today:
Top Biden officials will meet with Senate Democrats on Thursday, while House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries has reportedly said he will relay lawmakers’ concerns to the president.
You will see Biden on TV again on Monday, when he sits for an interview with NBC News.
Kate Bedingfield, Biden’s former White House communications director, called for his campaign to make clear how they plan to move forward amid the deluge of bad news.
Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic senator from Connecticut, managed to convey both support and fear in cryptic remarks about Biden.
Should Biden step aside, perhaps a “blitz primary” will follow.
7h ago05.51 AEST
Top Biden officials to meet with Senate Democrats tomorrow
Three officials close to Joe Biden will meet with Senate Democrats tomorrow, as the president seeks to reassure his congressional allies that he has what it takes to beat Donald Trump.
The Biden-Harris campaign confirmed that campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and top White House advisors Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti will meet with senators at lunch.
So far, no Democrats from Congress’s upper chamber have called for Biden to abandon his re-election bid, although Colorado’s Michael Bennet went public with his belief that Biden cannot win, and will ensure the party loses the Senate and remains in the minority in the House:
Biden under renewed pressure to step aside as top Democrats make agonized appeals
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By
Haisten Willis
July 11, 2024 4:00 am
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President Joe Biden was elected in 2020 in part with a message of being the stable, reliable alternative to the chaos of former President Donald Trump. Lately, those roles have been reversed.
Trump has largely avoided the spotlight since the now-infamous June 27 presidential debate, letting his opponent soak up most of the media attention and criticism in Washington. The question now is how long he can, and should, try to keep it up.
Democrats are eager to make that shift and train their fire on Trump.
“We’ve got to stop talking about [Biden],” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) complained to CNN last weekend. “We need to get back to talking about Donald Trump.”
But Trump, contrary to his typical style, has been happy to sit back and let team Biden absorb the pressure and the constant questions about Biden’s fitness for office.
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