Joe Biden is to meet with Democratic governors today in an attempt to stave off growing discontent over his candidacy, with a congressional Democrat calling for him to withdraw from the presidential race. I decided to travel around the world a couple times, going through around 100 time zones ... before ... the debate,” he said. That’s no excuse but it is an explanation.”A Reuters/Ipsos poll released yesterday found that one in three Democrats believe Biden should end his re-election campaign. A House Democratic aide said last night that there were 25 Democrat House members drawing up a call for him to step aside. Lloyd Doggett, a congressman from Texas, yesterday became the first Democrat in the House of Representatives to publicly urge the president to step aside.

Source: The Guardian July 03, 2024 10:39 UTC