{"id":2289926,"date":"2024-07-06T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dem-craig-calls-for-biden-to-step-down-after-abc-interview\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T13:29:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T17:29:08","slug":"house-dem-craig-calls-for-biden-to-step-down-after-abc-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dem-craig-calls-for-biden-to-step-down-after-abc-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"House Dem. Craig Calls for Biden to &#8216;Step Down&#8217; After ABC Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-dem-craig-calls-for-biden-to-step-down-after-abc-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289926&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Rep. \u2062Angie\u2064 Craig of Minnesota called for President Joe Biden to end his re-election bid after his interview with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos. This is the\u200b fifth House Democrat \u2064to urge Biden to drop out of \u2062the race, citing concerns about \u200chis ability to \u200ceffectively campaign \u2062and win \u200bagainst Donald Trump. Craig stated that there is too much at stake to risk a second Donald Trump presidency and called on Biden to step \u2063aside and allow for a new generation of leaders to come forward.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Another House Democrat Calls for Biden to &#8216;Step Down&#8217; After ABC Interview: &#8216;Not a Decision I&#8217;ve Come to Lightly&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/dcnf\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/dcnf\/%20\"><span>Harold Hutchison<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 6, 2024 at 8:07am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>On Saturday, Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota called for President Joe Biden to end his re-election bid, even after his interview with ABC meant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-paxton-open-to-2020-election-audit\/\" title=\"Texas AG Paxton open to 2020 election audit\">reassure voters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-democratic-donor-halts-funding-biden-removed-realism-not-disrespect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calls to step down<\/a> from the race since CNN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admits-nearly-fell-asleep-debate-stage-offers-extremely-unconvincing-excuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debate on June 27<\/a>, during which he froze and made multiple verbal gaffes, and he sat down with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/interview-disaster-biden-claims-put-nato-together-just-6-years-old-founded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-brian-stelter-cuts-off-bari-weiss-asks-whos-stopping-the-conversation\/\" title=\"WATCH: Brian Stelter Cuts Off Bari Weiss, Asks \u2018Who\u2019s Stopping The Conversation?\u2019\">pre-recorded interview<\/a><\/a> that aired on Friday. Craig is the fifth House Democrat to urge Biden to drop out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[G]iven what I saw and heard from the president during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-congressman-says-trump-going-win-bidens-disastrous-debate-clear-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last week\u2019s debate<\/a> in Atlanta, coupled with the lack of a forceful response from the president himself following that debate, I do not believe that the president can effectively campaign and win against Donald Trump,\u201d Craig said in a statement, which was posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a decision I\u2019ve come to lightly, but there is simply too much at stake to risk a second Donald Trump presidency. That\u2019s why I respectfully call on President Biden to step aside as the Democratic nominee for a second term as president and allow for a new generation of leaders step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As an elected leader, I feel a responsibility to be honest about what I believe, even when it\u2019s hard to hear.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden is a good man &#038; I appreciate his lifetime of service.<\/p>\n<p>But I believe he should step aside for the next generation of leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The stakes are too\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rtZLz6riDp\">pic.twitter.com\/rtZLz6riDp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngieCraigMN\/status\/1809577054062432688?\">July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Biden claimed during the ABC interview that he made up ground in polling following the debate, saying that The New York Times had him polling \u201cbehind ten points\u201d prior to the debate. The New York Times\/Siena College poll had Biden down by about six points among registered voters and three points among likely voters before the CNN debate, with both increasing by three points after.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas was the first congressional Democrat to issue a public statement urging Biden\u2019s withdrawal. Democratic Reps. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, Seth Moulton of Massachusetts and Mike Quigley of Illinois also called on Biden to step aside, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/06\/list-house-democrats-biden-withdraw-2024-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden currently trails Trump by 3.3 percent in a national head-to-head matchup, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolling<\/a> average of polls. Trump\u2019s lead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy-vs-west-vs-stein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grows<\/a> to 4.9 percent when independent candidates Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are included.<\/p>\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another House Democrat has joined the calls for President Biden to withdraw from the re-election race, citing concerns about his ability to effectively campaign against Donald Trump. This marks the fifth House Democrat to urge Biden to step aside, following his performance in the CNN debate and subsequent interview with ABC News. Biden claimed to have gained ground in polling after the debate, but his lead over Trump remains narrow. Other Democratic representatives have also called for Biden to step aside, expressing the need for new leadership to take the reins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":206,"featured_media":2289927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Angie-Craig.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34027,3620,18201,33563,33266],"class_list":["post-2289926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abc-interview","tag-biden","tag-craig","tag-house-dem","tag-step-down"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Angie-Craig.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}