{"id":2293567,"date":"2024-07-12T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-urging-biden-to-quit-race-wont-say-he-should-quit-presidency\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T14:28:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:28:24","slug":"dems-urging-biden-to-quit-race-wont-say-he-should-quit-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-urging-biden-to-quit-race-wont-say-he-should-quit-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Urging Biden To Quit Race Won&#8217;t Say He Should Quit Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fdems-urging-biden-to-quit-race-wont-say-he-should-quit-presidency%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=2293567&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>A \u2062group of Democratic\u200d lawmakers have called for President\u2064 Joe Biden to step down as the nominee after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/book-donald-trump-tested-positive-later-negative-for-coronavirus-before-first-presidential-debate\/\" title=\"Book: Donald Trump Tested Positive (Later Negative) for Coronavirus Before First Presidential Debate\">debate performance<\/a> that highlighted his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">cognitive decline<\/a>. They \u200bargue\u200b that\u2064 if Biden is not\u200d fit to be the \u2062nominee,\u2064 he may also not be fit to be president for the \u2063next six months. \u2064Lawmakers such as Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig,\u2062 and New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill have publicly stated \u2062that Biden should withdraw from the race. Others, like Massachusetts Rep.\u200b Seth Moulton and Arizona Rep. Ra\u00fal\u200c Grijalva, have also expressed similar thoughts. The lawmakers believe that Biden needs to step down to ensure the best interests of democracy \u2064and to have a better chance of winning against Donald Trump. Some lawmakers did not respond to inquiries about \u2063whether Biden should step down as president if he steps down as the nominee. the \u2062debate regarding\u200c Biden&#8217;s cognitive\u2064 ability and his fitness for \u200bthe presidency continues among Democratic lawmakers.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A cacophony of voices on the left has called for President Joe Biden to step down as the nominee after a frightening debate performance put his cognitive decline on full display. Because of this, Democrats contend, Biden is unfit to be the nominee. When asked by The Federalist whether that also means Biden is unfit to be president for the next six months, 17 lawmakers failed to answer the question and one pointed to his previous comments denying that Biden should resign as president.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that if Biden is incapable of running in November due to his cognitive decline, he might be incapable of running the country for the next six months. It\u2019s hard to argue that a man not cognitively qualified to be the nominee is somehow qualified to be the president, but that\u2019s apparently the stance some Democrats are taking.<\/p>\n<p>The following Democrat lawmakers did not respond to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lightfoots-attorneys-promise-to-clarify-policy-that-denied-interviews-to-white-journalists\/\" title=\"Lightfoot\u2019s Attorneys Promise To Clarify Policy That Denied Interviews To White Journalists\">repeated inquiries<\/a> from The Federalist as to whether Biden should step down as the president after they called on him to step down as the nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-doggett-2024-election-98c3bd8c4138245e7ef8f79d621268e8#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">became<\/a> the first Democrat lawmaker to call for Biden to step down as the nominee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecognizing that, unlike Trump, President Biden\u2019s first commitment has always been to our country, not himself, I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw,\u201d Doggett said. \u201cI respectfully call on him to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/rep-angie-craig-calls-on-biden-to-drop-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> she doesn\u2019t believe Biden \u201ccan effectively campaign and win against Donald Trump.\u201d New Jersey Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikieSherrill\/status\/1810777735041798463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement Biden needs to step down as the nominee to put \u201cthe best interests of democracy first.\u201d Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/all-in\/watch\/dem-rep-mike-quigley-calls-on-biden-to-step-aside-let-someone-else-do-this-214313029546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> on MSNBC that Biden\u2019s \u201clegacy is set\u201d and that Biden must \u201cstep down and let someone else do this.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/joe-biden-debate-massachusetts-congressman-seth-moulton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> the debate performance a \u201cdisaster\u201d and said he had \u201creally tried to quietly influence the president to step aside\u201d before publicly calling for a new nominee. Arizona <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/03\/us\/politics\/raul-grijalva-biden-drop-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rep. Ra\u00fal Grijalva<\/a> told The New York Times Democrats \u201chave to win this race\u201d and that Biden needs to \u201cget out of this race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York Rep. Pat Ryan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PatRyanUC\/status\/1811072720848687414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Biden needs to step down because he \u201cis no longer the best candidate to defeat Trump.\u201d Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wweek.com\/news\/2024\/07\/10\/blumenauer-says-biden-should-step-down-as-democratic-nominee\/#:~:text=Blumenauer%20added%20that%20it%20was,a%20transition%20under%20his%20terms.\u201d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> \u201cthere is no question in my mind that we will all be better served if the president steps aside as the Democratic nominee and manages a transition under his terms.\u201d Vermont Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/07\/10\/welch-biden-withdraw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peter Welch<\/a>, in calling for Biden to step down, said \u201cthe national conversation is focused on President Biden\u2019s age and capacity. Only he can change it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michigan Rep. Hillary Scholten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/07\/11\/congress\/scholten-biden-house-democrats-drop-out-00167564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Thursday that Biden has to \u201cpass the torch\u201d to a new leader. I inquired with her Washington D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops\/\" title=\"State Dept Spox: \u2018Largest Threat to U.S. National Security are U.S. Cops\u2019\">congressional office<\/a> as to the best point of contact and was directed to the press team for her reelection campaign. I insisted this was a question for her congressional communications director and asked for a person to contact but was assured the press email for her campaign would be best. The man I spoke with on the phone, before I hung up, requested I provide my name, phone number, email, and publication.<\/p>\n<p>My email inquiry went unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider, Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton, Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes, California Rep. Scott Peters, and Illinois Rep. Eric Sorensen also called for Biden to step down but did not respond to The Federalist by publication time.<\/p>\n<p>The office of Hawaii Rep. Ed Case, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2024\/07\/hawaiis-ed-case-is-latest-democrat-urging-biden-to-end-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Thursday that he does \u201cnot believe President Biden should continue his candidacy for reelection,\u201d told The Federalist they would \u201cforward this inquiry to the Congressman\u2019s campaign team as this is a political question.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse rules require me to redirect your inquiry there,\u201d his communications director Nestor Garcia claimed.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pettersen4co\/status\/1811767289538314602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">released<\/a> a statement urging Biden to \u201cpass the torch.\u201d Reached by phone, her office directed me to send an email, which did not immediately receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>Only Washington Rep. Adam Smith\u2019s team gave a substantive answer to The Federalist\u2019s question: If Smith believes Biden should step down as the nominee, does he also think Biden should step down as president and if not, why?<\/p>\n<p>I was directed to recent interviews Smith has done, including one on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lLSJ2i5-z_w&#038;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a> where he repeated Democrat talking points but said Biden \u201chas shown he is not capable of delivering that message in an effective way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith acknowledged \u201chealth care concerns\u201d during the interview before reiterating that Biden is \u201cjust not able to deliver [Democrats\u2019 message] right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith believes that Biden, who often slurs, mumbles, forgets the names of world leaders, and loses his train of thought, is incapable of representing the Democrats\u2019 message to voters. But what about representing America to the world?<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper also asked Smith whether he thinks Biden should step down from the presidency, and Smith resolutely rejected the notion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, no, no, no,\u201d he said, although he reiterated his belief that Vice President Kamala Harris would be a better nominee.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/politics\/was-adam-smith-calls-for-biden-to-end-reelection-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seattle Times<\/a>, Smith said he notices Biden\u2019s health is failing, describing the president as \u201cfrail\u201d and struggling to communicate.<\/p>\n<p>The responses \u2014 or lack thereof \u2014 prove one thing: Democrats, for all their screaming about \u201csaving our democracy,\u201d don\u2019t actually care about the fate of the nation, they only care about power. It\u2019s why they silenced concerns about Biden\u2019s health until about 10 minutes ago. Up until the debate, Democrats thought it would be easier to simply keep the American people in the dark about Biden\u2019s health by hiding the president and coordinating a campaign with their media allies to smear any evidence of Biden\u2019s decline as \u201ccheap fakes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Democrats insist too much is at stake for Biden to remain the nominee. Evidently, they don\u2019t share the same concern for the risks our country suffers every day Biden remains as president.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Democrats are calling for President Joe Biden to step down as the nominee due to concerns about his cognitive decline, but when asked if he should also step down as president, many lawmakers failed to respond. Some Democrats, such as Rep. Lloyd Doggett and Rep. Angie Craig, have publicly called for Biden to withdraw as the nominee, citing concerns about his ability to campaign effectively against Donald Trump. However, when pressed on whether Biden should step down as president, many lawmakers did not provide a clear answer. Only Rep. Adam Smith gave a substantive response, stating that while he believes Biden is not capable of effectively delivering the Democratic message, he does not think Biden should step down as president. This lack of consistency in responses highlights the political motivations behind calls for Biden to step down as the nominee, with some Democrats prioritizing power over the well-being of the nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2293568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-11-at-10.34.48-PM-e1720751786163-1024x576.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,3933,34837,34836,34835],"class_list":["post-2293567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-dems","tag-quit-presidency","tag-quit-race","tag-urging-biden"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-11-at-10.34.48-PM-e1720751786163-1024x576.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293567","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\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}