California’s Democratic delegates are reportedly in turmoil as a dispute over the president’s possible reelection threatens to split the party.
Private group chats across multiple social media platforms were set up to facilitate discussion among delegates, who are nearly all concerned that Biden would not be well received by voters for a second term. According to Politico.
A trove of messages were reportedly leaked to the outlet, just the latest in a wave of leaks from the Biden administration and the Democratic Party at large.
“Obviously the first step is for President Biden to voluntarily resign and release his delegates,” Democratic National Committee delegate Susan Bolle wrote in a Facebook group discussing the issue. “We need to have this discussion. This has been a painful experience on all sides, but we have a huge role to play in history with this election. We can’t just let this go.”
Pelosi said she was “confident that Biden will lose” and was “on the phone negotiating to get Biden voted out of the election.”
Biden spoke at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. (AP Photo/David Becker)
“Kamala may not be the overall favorite, but she is the cleanest candidate, logically,” Stonewall Democratic Club Vice President Nico Brancolini reportedly told the club, “but imagine the outrage that would erupt if a sitting Black woman vice president hadn’t been chosen over the other candidates.”
Delegates aren’t the only ones actively calling for Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race.
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi According to multiple reports, Trump spoke to Biden by phone and presented polling results that suggest the president’s reelection campaign is undermining the Democratic Party’s chances of victory.
“The chairman does not want to ask him to resign, but he is going to do everything in his power to ensure that he does,” a source familiar with the call told the outlet.
House Speaker Pelosi lashes out at reporter who asks if she wants Biden to drop out of race: ‘Am I speaking English to you?’
Pelosi, a former House speaker, has reportedly warned Biden that his unpopularity could hurt lower-ranking Democrats across the country and urged him to rethink his plans to seek reelection. (Getty Images)
Biden has reportedly become defensive in response to the former speaker’s accusations, suggesting he has seen polls showing him in the lead.
“President Biden is the party’s nominee. He is committed to winning and looks forward to working with congressional Democrats to pass a 100-day package to support working families,” White House press secretary Andrew Bates told CNN when asked about the call.
Speaker Pelosi, a longtime Biden ally, is “confident” that Biden remaining in the race would mean the party loses the White House, according to a surprising report. Politico Report It was published on Monday.
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Biden kissed Pelosi at an Affordable Care Act event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
Last week, several House Democrats The Hill Pelosi had reportedly advised members of the conference to support Biden before a broader discussion took place about whether he was the best candidate to beat President Trump.
Biden reportedly blasted Democrats on a group call on Saturday, claiming it was ridiculous to question the possibility of him seeking a second term.
An intraparty debate over plans to renominate Biden as the party’s presidential candidate in 2024 threatens to split the Democratic Party.
Democratic leaders are considering plans to nominate Biden as the candidate as early as next week, ostensibly out of concern that the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 17 would fall after the deadline for polls to close in Ohio.
Fox News Digital’s Brian Flood contributed to this report.
