Here are all the Democratic lawmakers who have publicly called for Biden to drop out
Reps. Lloyd Doggett, Raúl Grijalva, Mike Quigley, and Angie Craig were among the first House Democrats to call on Biden to withdraw.Bill Clark and Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images; Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesDemocratic members of Congress are still calling on Biden to drop out of the race.27 House Democrats and 3 Democratic senators have done so as of Friday, July 17.Despite those calls, Biden has continued to insist that he's not going anywhere.In the weeks since President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance in June, the list of Democrats in the House and Senate calling for him to drop out of the race has only grown.Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas became the first Democratic member of Congress, calling for Biden to step aside in a statement on July 2.Amid a tense intraparty debate about the president's political viability, more and more Democratic lawmakers have joined him.Despite those calls, Biden has stubbornly insisted that he will remain the party's nominee.The lawmakers who've issued public drop-out calls come from a variety of factions within the party — some of them face competitive reelection fights this year, while many represent safe seats.Some have stopped short of calling on Biden to drop out, but have flatly predicted that he will lose to former President Donald Trump. One of them, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, went as far as to say that he is "OK" with Trump winning and rejects the idea that Trump is a "unique threat to our democracy."If Biden steps aside, Vice President Kamala Harris is one of several Democratic contenders who could replace him.Here are the 3 Democratic senators who have publicly called on Biden to drop out:Sen. Peter Welch of VermontSen. Jon Tester of MontanaSen. Martin Heinrich of New MexicoHere are the 27 House Democrats who have publicly called on Biden to drop out:Rep. Lloyd Doggett of TexasRep. Raúl Grijalva of ArizonaRep. Seth Moulton of MassachusettsRep. Mike Quigley of IllinoisRep. Angie Craig of MinnesotaRep. Adam Smith of WashingtonRep. Mikie Sherrill of New JerseyRep. Pat Ryan of New YorkRep. Earl Blumenauer of OregonRep. Hillary Scholten of MichiganRep. Brad Schneider of IllinoisRep. Ed Case of HawaiiRep. Greg Stanton of ArizonaRep. Jim Himes of ConnecticutRep. Scott Peters of CaliforniaRep. Eric Sorensen of IllinoisRep. Brittany Pettersen of ColoradoRep. Mike Levin of CaliforniaRep. Adam Schiff of CaliforniaRep. Jim Costa of CaliforniaRep. Sean Casten of IllinoisRep. Jared Huffman of CaliforniaRep. Marc Veasey of TexasRep. Chuy García of IllinoisRep. Mark Pocan of WisconsinRep. Greg Landsman of OhioRep. Zoe Lofgren of CaliforniaRead the original article on Business Insider
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