Since President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, 20 Democrats have called for him to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee with California Rep.(and Senate candidate) Adam Schiff being the latest to make the call on Wednesday.
It's not just the elected officials, AP's latest poll found "Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party nominate a different candidate."
Some liberals in the media have tried to spin the debate amongst Democrats in a positive light, claiming that it shows that Democrats have debates and aren’t slavishly devoted to their leader, unlike Republicans.
However, many of them are only doing so for a selfish reason: because they are worried he will lose to Donald Trump, and could cause down-ballot losses. It's not because he is incapable of running the country. In fact, several have promised to support Biden even if he does not withdraw.
Indeed, of the 20 Democrats urging Biden to go, all 20 have mentioned the supposed threat Trump poses to the nation or the high stakes in November. Only one, Hawaii Rep. Ed Case, suggested Biden is unable to actually be president. Case said, in part, "This is solely about the future, about the President's ability to continue in the most difficult job in the world for another four-year term."
Despite their pleas, many of them have insisted it is Biden's choice and promised to support him even if he does not listen to them.
Here is a list of Democrats, taken from this Forbes article, calling on Biden to withdraw with links to their statements:
Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR), Ed Case (HI), Angie Craig (MN), Lloyd Doggett (TX), Raul Grijalva (AZ), Jim Himes (CT), Seth Moulton (MA), Scott Peters (CA), Brittany Petterson (CO), Mike Quigley (IL), Pat Ryan (NY), Brad Schneider (IL), Hillary Scholten (MI), Mikie Sherrill (NJ), Adam Smith (WA), Eric Sorensen (IL), Greg Stanton (AZ), Mike Levin (CA), Adam Schiff (CA), and Sen. Peter Welch (VT).
If these individuals were being as brave as they claim they are, they would not just be urging Biden to leave, but also promising not to vote for him or at least endorsing another Democrat to replace him. They are not, but the media is not calling them out on their faux-heroics.
