President Joe Biden has fended off calls from congressional Democrats to drop out of the race because of his support, but as the week has progressed, there has been growing enthusiasm among lawmakers who say they still support Biden as the top presidential candidate.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; Said “I fully support him as a possible nominee until he is no longer the nominee. … Serious concerns have been raised,” he said Tuesday.
“Undermining a weakened candidate seems like a losing strategy in a presidential election.”
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D.C.) simply SaidOn his way out after a meeting with Democratic lawmakers, Trump was surrounded by reporters and bombarded with questions. He emphasized, “We are with Biden. We are with Biden.”
when Pressed Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in an interview on MSNBC on Wednesday about whether she wanted Biden to remain in the race: “I want him to make whatever decision he wants, and that’s the status quo. Whatever decision he makes, we’ll follow it.”
Pelosi Defensive That was her response when she returned to the Capitol after an ABC News reporter kept asking her in the hallway if she supported Biden continuing to campaign.
“Am I speaking to you in English? I’m not going to make any statements about that in the hallway right now,” she told reporters.
Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY, DN) issued In a statement on Monday, he criticized Democrats who have publicly stated they do not want Biden to be their party’s nominee, arguing that “undermining a weakened candidate seems like a strategy to lose a presidential election.”
But by Wednesday, Torres had shifted his tune slightly, saying, “We need to think seriously about the impact that who we nominate has on the lesser candidates. It’s not about how we feel, it’s about what the numbers say.”
Biden has remained defiant in the face of tepid support and open rebellion from within his party and from party donors. He has said he is continuing his campaign because he believes he has the best chance to beat former President Donald Trump, even daring to say at the Democratic National Convention in August that no one else can challenge him.
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