Schiff, who represents California in the House of Representatives and is running for California’s Senate seat in the November election, called on Biden to “pass the baton.” He has “serious doubts” that Biden can defeat his Republican rival, Trump. “A second Trump presidency will undermine the foundations of our democracy,” Schiff said. He has serious doubts about Biden’s ability to defeat Trump. At the same time, he praised Biden’s achievements.
Earlier, The New York Times (“NYT”) reported that several Democratic members of the House of Representatives were considering signing a letter protesting the rush to speed up the party’s endorsement of Biden’s re-election bid. There has been criticism that the party wanted to hold a “virtual roll-call vote” on the candidate’s nomination on Sunday and did not want to wait for the party convention actually scheduled for this purpose from August 19. 22nd. On Wednesday, the party lined up again and said it would be done in the first week of August.
New Contesting States
Democrats need four seats to regain a majority in the House of Representatives. As “NYT” also wrote, more than 30 places are competing. At the same time, Democrats must secure every vulnerable seat in the Senate to maintain their majority in this chamber. But as a result of the debate over the presidential nomination, once-winnable states like New Mexico and Minnesota are suddenly in contention. According to the US newspaper, these will be losses that “resonate for years”.
The US Congress consists of two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Senate consists of 100 senators, two from each state. The Senate currently has a razor-thin Democratic majority represented by 48 Democrats and three independents — who, however, often vote Democratic — as well as 49 Republicans. The House of Representatives consists of 435 representatives whose number is based on the population size of the states.
Unlike the Senate, the 220-seat House of Representatives is majority in Republican hands. Democrats have 213 seats and currently have two vacancies. Congressional elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year. They are held every four years on the same day as the presidential election. In this year’s election, the US President, the Senate and one-third of the full House of Representatives will be up for re-election.
Many calls to withdraw from televised debate
Since his disastrous appearance in a televised debate against Trump on CNN, President Biden, 81, has faced increasing calls to withdraw from the race for the White House. Last week, Democratic Senator Peter Welch publicly called on Biden to do so for the first time. He is calling on Biden to drop out of the race “for the good of the country,” the Vermont senator said in an op-ed in the Washington Post.
Demands for Biden to withdraw from Democratic-influenced Hollywood have been growing recently. The most prominent representative was probably actor — and generous Democratic donor — George Clooney, who recommended Biden back in a “NYT” op-ed. “I love Joe Biden,” Clooney wrote. But the one battle he can’t win is “against time.”
Biden remains committed to his candidacy
Since appearing on the televised debate, Biden has always rejected calls to withdraw. In an interview with ABC News after the debate, he said he “doesn’t think anyone is better qualified to be president or to win this race.” Biden said that “only God” could knock him out of the race. He referred to President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” and his own deputy, Kamala Harris, as “Vice President Trump.”
After an assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, an initial lull appeared to briefly return to the debate over Biden’s candidacy. In a televised speech on Sunday, he portrayed himself as a politician and warned against political violence. Asked if anything had changed in his plans in the past few days, Biden told NBC News on Monday that he was not sure.
A breather for Biden
But while public clamor for Biden’s withdrawal has quieted since the attack, the past few days have further weakened Biden’s re-election chances, the Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”) wrote on Tuesday. If Biden does indeed step down, Vice President Harris could be the new nominee to replace him. As ABC News reports, there will be no way around her since she can also use previous donations from the Biden campaign during the campaign.
At the same time, discontent is spreading among America’s most important donors and donors. According to a “NYT” report on Wednesday, Democratic politicians are discussing several ways to call for Biden’s recall. For example, there has been speculation about public solicitations for donations to Kamala Harris or only donations to a candidate other than Biden.
