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A Democratic senator on Wednesday night became the first senator to call on President Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, leaving the question of his succession unresolved.
“We cannot forget President Biden’s disastrous debate performance, nor can we ignore or dismiss the legitimate questions that have been raised since that night,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) said. The Washington Post The report was released Wednesday, shortly after the Senate adjourned for the evening.
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Senator Welch was the first Democratic senator to call on Biden to drop out of the race. (Getty Images)
Just a day earlier, Welch declined to answer a question from Fox News Digital about whether she wanted Biden to be the party’s nominee. “He’s our candidate,” she said.
In her essay, Welch praised Biden and his presidency, but added that “like many across the nation, I am concerned about the November election.”
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President Biden shocked the nation with his disastrous debate performance, sparking calls for him to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. (Getty Images)
“In the best interest of the country, I call on President Biden to withdraw from the race,” the senators wrote.
He called on Biden to “reconsider whether he is the best candidate” to defeat former President Trump.
“In my opinion, he’s not,” Welch said.
Welch said Vice President Kamala Harris is a “capable and proven leader” to replace him, but stopped short of endorsing her alone. He added that there are “other young and vibrant Democratic governors and senators in battleground states who could win elections.”
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In his op-ed, Welch listed all of the problems he sees with Trump’s candidacy, but noted that “the national debate is centered on President Biden’s age and competence.”
“Only he can change that,” the Democrat said of Biden.
The Vermont senator cited “real concerns I’ve heard recently from ordinary voters” about Biden, explaining, “They’re worried they won’t win this time, they’re worried that Trump will become president again.”
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“These new developments in Minnesota, New Hampshire, Nevada, Arizona and Georgia must be taken seriously, not dismissed or ignored,” Welch warned of new poll results released in previously safe states for Democrats.
Welch ended her essay with a renewed plea for Biden to “put us first, as you have always done, and now is the time to do it.”
The Vermont Democrat was the first of his caucus to ask Biden, but he’s not the only one to voice his concerns. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, told colleagues during the caucus on Tuesday that he told them during a CNN appearance that he didn’t think Biden could beat Trump.
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Senate Democrats discussed Biden and his candidacy during their regular caucus meeting on Tuesday, and Bennet said he voiced his concerns there.
Democratic senators are also scheduled to appear before the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) on Thursday afternoon for a special meeting with top Biden campaign advisers.
The senators will be joined by Biden’s senior advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, as well as campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Fox News Digital.
