Seymour Flops
Diamond Member
CNN —
More than a handful of House Democratic ranking members told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a Sunday call that President Joe Biden needs to step aside from the 2024 campaign, according to sources familiar with the call.
Jeffries held the call to take the temperature of ranking members and leaders before members return to Washington this week. The call was filled with deep concern about potential damage to the Democratic ticket and how it imperils the party’s chances to win back the House majority.
Jeffries did not share with his colleagues where he stands on the question of whether Biden should continue running for reelection, a source who was on the call told CNN.
The number of lawmakers who explicitly said Biden should not be the Democratic nominee was greater than the number who spoke up for him to stay, according to one of the sources. Among those who opposed Biden as the nominee were Reps. Mark Takano, Adam Smith, Jim Himes, Joe Morelle, Jerry Nadler and Susan Wild, according to three sources. Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters and Bobby Scott spoke in support of Biden, according to one of the sources.
But he doesn't have to get out, nor does he have to have any of their approval to stay in.
He's got the votes and he's got the campaign contributions. There's no reason AT ALL to have a brokered convention as long as he's willing to run.
The question is not whether Trump will win. The question is how gracefully with Democrats accept their defeat.
If your answer is "Better than Orange Man did," great. I hope that means there won't be any ballot dumping, no calls to BLM/ANTIFA to "fight back," no shenanigan with the courts to get the election awarded to Dems.
