Thirteen Democrats ask Biden to stand aside as dam begins to break

Published July 19, 2024 1:37pm ET



Eleven House Democrats and two senators asked President Joe Biden to suspend his reelection campaign Friday, with all arguing that Biden cannot win due to the light shed on “senior moments” instead of his capabilities and accomplishments.

“If the upcoming election is a referendum on past performance, future promises, and character, I have every confidence Biden would win,” Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) wrote in an op-ed to the Chicago Tribune. “But politics, like life, isn’t fair. And as long as this election is instead litigated over which candidate is more likely to be held accountable for public gaffes and ‘senior moments,’ I believe that Biden is not only going to lose but is also uniquely incapable of shifting that conversation.”

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