Democrat Adam Schiff calls on Joe Biden to resign as the party's presidential candidate. In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, Schiff says that Biden's long political work has made the country better, but that it is time to "pass the baton on."
“Our country is at a crossroads. A second term with Trump would undermine the very foundation of our democracy, and I am very concerned about whether the president can defeat Donald Trump in November.”
About 20 Democrats have previously demanded the same thing. But several media, including Axios, CBS and CNN - describe Schiff as the heaviest name to date.
Schiff has represented California in Congress since 2001 and in the fall he is expected to be elected senator. When he was in charge of the first impeachment investigation against Trump, he became nationally known
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Survey: More and more Democrats are turning their backs on Joe Biden
Nearly two-thirds of all Democrats believe that Joe Biden should drop out of the presidential race and let the party find another candidate. This is shown by a new survey from the news agency AP and NORC.
It is a hard blow to 81-year-old Biden. After the failed debate, he claimed that the "ordinary Democrat" is still behind him, a claim that the poll does not support.
Voter Alexi Mitchell, 35, isn't too worried about Biden's mental status. However, she finds the weak internal support to be worrying.
- It is a fatal weakness if he does not have control over his own party. He puts us in a bad position where Trump might win.
In total, 7 out of 10 Americans want Biden to step down. The same figure for Trump is 6 out of 10. The crucial difference is that quite a few of Trump's party mates want to poke him.
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Biden in altercation with congressmen: "Put the bullshit down"
Joe Biden got into an angry debate today during a phone call with several Democratic congressmen.
This is reported by CNN, which cites several sources with transparency.
When Jason Crow, a Democratic member of the House of Representatives, brought up Biden's health, Biden is said to have replied "put that bullshit down".
When Crow persisted, Biden is said to have urged Crow to "only go if you want to."
Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan is said to have later expressed concern about Biden's poll numbers in parts of her home state of Pennsylvania. Biden then allegedly replied that he "doesn't believe that", to which Houlahan replied that she had seen the numbers herself.
In recent weeks, Biden has been under heavy pressure from party colleagues who believe that his age is such a big problem that he should consider not running for re-election.
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