Another Democratic congressman has already called on Biden to drop out of the presidential race.
In the United States, the president Joe Biden says he has no intention of giving up his re-election bid. Speaking by phone to his campaign staff, Biden said he will stay in the presidential race until the end and that he will win the election. According to Biden, no one is forcing him to give up his candidacy.
Biden also repeated his message as he met with more than 20 Democratic governors who expressed their support for him.
The pressure on the 81-year-old Biden has increased since he failed miserably in last week’s election debate against his Republican challenger Donald Trump’s with.
In an interview with the news agency AP, one of Biden’s closest allies, a senator Chris Coons said Biden understands the gravity of the situation. Senator Coons said that he advised Biden to organize free-form election events where he could appear in favor.
Already another Democratic representative is urging Biden to step down
At the same time, there are signs that faith in Biden is waning among Democrats. Biden’s aides have acknowledged that he likely has only a few days to restore trust among Democrats.
of The New York Times interviewed by a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from Arizona Raul Grijalva urged Biden to drop out of the race, citing the uncertain state of the presidential campaign. Formerly a Texas Democrat member of the House of Representatives Lloyd Doggett urged the president to leave the race.
Some of the Democratic voters also seem to have lost their faith in Biden. One in three Democratic supporters thinks that Biden should withdraw from the presidential race. This is evident from a survey conducted by the news agency Reuters.
In the United States, the presidential election will be held in November, and the Democrats are supposed to lock their candidate once and for all at the party convention in August. In practice, the candidacy of the sitting president has been considered clear and Biden had no real challenger in the party primaries.
Sources: AP, Reuters