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July 1, 2024

Democrats Have "Serious Conversation" About Biden's Disastrous Debate Performance
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Democratic leaders are defending President Biden after his disastrous
debate against Donald Trump last week, when Biden appeared halting,
disjointed, and often seemed to lose his train of thought. Prominent
Democrats rejecting calls for the president to step aside include Biden
surrogates Senators Raphael Warnock and Chris Coons, Congressmember Jim
Clyburn and Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Democratic strategist David
Axelrod wrote, "Unless the [President], himself, decides to quit - which
he won't - that issue is settled." This comes as a new CBS News poll
finds 72% of registered U.S. voters believe Biden does not possess the
mental and cognitive health required to be president.

On Friday, The New York Times editorial board published an editorial
titled "To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race."
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's editorial board similarly called on
Biden to bow out. Meanwhile, Maryland Democratic Congressmember Jamie
Raskin told MSNBC there are conversations among top Democrats about
nominating someone other than Joe Biden at the Democratic National
Convention in August. 

Rep. Jamie Raskin: "We're having a serious conversation about what to
do. One thing I can tell you is that regardless of what President Biden
decides, our party is going to be unified, and our party also needs him
at the very center of our deliberations in our campaign. And so, whether
he's the candidate or someone else is the candidate, he is going to be
the keynote speaker at our convention."



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