COVID Forces Biden Off Campaign Trail as Pressure Grows for Him to Step Aside
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Published 2024-07-18
The Democratic National Committee is moving ahead with a plan to virtually nominate Joe Biden ahead of the Democratic convention in Chicago despite growing calls for him to step aside and as a new Associated Press poll shows nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw from the race following his disastrous debate with Donald Trump. Top Democrats including Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are reportedly privately lobbying for Biden to step aside. With Biden as the presidential candidate, "Democrats have a vanishingly thin chance of recapturing the House," says Chris Lehmann, who rejoins us to discuss the "unprecedented" and contentious fight over Biden's reelectability occurring within the Democratic Party ahead of its convention next month.
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All Comments (21)
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Two clowns running for the presidency, this is the state of things which does not reflect good on Americans.
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The lights are on but nobody is home...anyway
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Still campaigning so probably not going to drop out.
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Didn't the Democrats know something like this was going to happen? What the heck was their attachment to Biden?
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President Biden should just use this COVID diagnosis as an excuse to step down.
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Joe. It's time.
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If Biden drops out, Harris and Obama as VP.
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Dementia has a new name, Covid!
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😂😂😂 This excuse was planned and he is so demented, they can convince him he has COVID to force him out and get their Donor Class choice! I predicted this over 7 months ago.
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I supported Biden to stay in the race until now. I mean for how long will he stay in bed? And then what? Kamala Harris needs to assume the office and get elected as a candidate.
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Awesome! Thank you for your hard work and talent! 👅💋
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"Unprecedented" is a word people in the press use when they are afraid of stating their true opinion.
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Biden. I'll step down if a medical condition emerges. Covid result emerges.
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Rfk Jr 2024!
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lmao and I'm the queen of England
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Social security is a global program bring your own,not a corp tool for employment
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A speedy recovery to President. We will see what happens in a day's.
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Parlamentarism work better. The US have to much focus on only two persons, not policies.
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Why doesn't Amy cover Green Party Dr. Jill Stein? Is she afraid her Dem donors would stop giving her money?
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Jill Stein 2024. The only anti-genocide candidate.
