Dem. Bob Casey Sticks with Joe Biden Despite Widely Panned Debate Performance
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania, decided Monday to endorse his close aide, President Joe Biden, despite the president’s widely panned performance in a debate with former President Donald Trump. “He had a bad night at the debate, but I think people know what’s at stake,” Casey said. Said He argued that Keystone State voters are more […]
Dem donor Whitney Tilson rips Biden for ‘deceiving’ voters
Whitney Tilson, a longtime Wall Street investor and Democratic donor, has accused Joe Biden of “misleading the American people” about his ability to do his job and called on him to “immediately resign” as the party’s nominee for president in 2024. The 57-year-old rich man made a fortune during the financial crisis, In 2017, he […]
Kamala Harris to inherit $240m Dem funds if Biden drops out
Kamala Harris is poised to take over for Joe Biden if he drops out of the presidential race, in part because she’s the only one who can control the Democratic Party’s $240 million war chest, sources told The Washington Post. A number of prominent Democrats are lining up to replace the ailing 81-year-old Harris, but […]
Moderate House Dem: ‘Donald Trump is going to win. And I’m OK with that’
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, a moderate Democrat, published an op-ed on Tuesday arguing that former President Trump will win the election and that’s “OK.” Golden, who has served in the House of Representatives since 2019, Published works “Donald Trump Wins the Election and Democracy Will Be Fine,” headlined the Bangor Daily News after Republicans […]
Biden not in contact with Dem leaders on the Hill, reports say
President Biden has reportedly not been in contact with Democratic leaders following his disastrous debate performance that cast doubt on his ability to seek reelection. Biden, who suffered a crushing defeat in the first presidential debate of the election season last week, has not been in contact with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), according […]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett first House Dem to go public with calls for Biden to drop out
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) became the first sitting House Democrat to publicly call on President Biden to step down as the party’s standard-bearer in the aftermath of last week’s debate. Doggett, 77, praised Biden’s performance as commander in chief but stressed that “many Americans are unhappy with the choice made in this election” and suggested […]
CNN Analyst Says Dem Candidates Will Demand Biden ‘Step Aside’ If Constituents ‘Pressure’ Them After Debate Disaster
CNN senior political analyst Mark Preston said on Tuesday that if constituents press Democratic congressional candidates about worries related to President Joe Biden’s fitness for office, then they will call for the president to drop out of the race. Biden talked with a raspy voice and trailed off during his Thursday debate with former President […]
Dem Rep. Mike Quigley Tells CNN Host Biden Should ‘Be Honest With Himself,’ Decide To Step Down
Democratic Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley told CNN host Kasie Hunt on Monday morning that President Joe Biden should “be honest with himself” and decide to step down. Quigley appears to be the first Democratic congressman since the first 2024 presidential debate to admit Biden should reconsider running for reelection. The Democratic congressman told Hunt that […]
Dem Housing Civil War Comes To Head After San Francisco Forced To Allow More Construction
Pro-housing Democrats won a victory in San Francisco Friday after state authorities declared the city had not met its housing permitting goals in 2023, triggering a law some city Democrats opposed that will expedite the approval of new builds, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The city’s sluggish approval of new projects triggered SB423, a state […]
Top House Dem admits Biden debate was a ‘setback,’ calls for a comeback after ‘underwhelming performance’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) acknowledged that President Biden had a “disappointing performance” in the first presidential debate, despite most Democrats in leadership remaining silent on the issue. Biden debated former President Trump on Thursday, but just minutes into the debate, concerns were raised about whether the president would be able to retain […]