House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a private call for Democrat congressmen and reports are coming out that several senior Democrats, including Jerry Nadler, are calling on President Biden to drop out of the 2024 race.
Among those forcefully calling for Biden to stand down during the nearly two-hour call were Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), according to two people familiar with the private session.
Multiple sources who were on this call talked to Politico, and these four were apparently the strongest Democrat voices against Biden's 2024 run.
But they weren't alone in worrying about Biden's electability.
Other members on the call voiced concerns about Biden's path to November, including Reps. Jim Himes (Conn.), Zoe Lofgren (Calif.), Don Beyer (Va.) and Rick Larsen (Wash.). It's a poor omen for the Biden campaign as the entire Democratic elected apparatus prepares to return to Washington on Monday evening where lawmakers will face tough questioning about their party's standard-bearer.
The ABC interview did NOT help Biden. When you have grumblings from within Democrat circles to dump Biden, including among big names like Nadler, then the efforts to replace the president at the top of the ticket appear to be taking place.
It's not just the House either. A group of Senate Democrats are reportedly planning a discussion of Biden's path forward, led by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), once that chamber returns to Washington on Monday. Five House Democrats have publicly urged Biden to stand down, while numerous others have expressed concerns about his viability in private.
This does not bode well for Biden '24.
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