Six Californians and five Illinoisans have urged President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race.
The lawmakers expressing their concerns are Reps. Scott Peters, Adam Schiff, Mark Levin, Jim Costa, Jared Huffman, Zoe Lofgren, Mike Quigley, Brad Schneider, Eric Sorensen and Sean Casten.
In recent days, there have been increasing calls from Democratic lawmakers for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. The latest wave of defections comes as concerns about Biden's age, mental fitness, and ability to recapture the White House in November continue to mount.
Six congressional Democrats from California and five from Illinois have publicly asked Biden to step aside. Among them are Reps. Scott Peters, Adam Schiff, Mark Levin, Jim Costa, Jared Huffman, Zoe Lofgren, Mike Quigley, Brad Schneider, Eric Sorensen, Sean Casten and Jesús
Rep. Betty McCollum has called on President Biden to withdraw from the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.
McCollum suggested Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Harris’ running mate.
Accuracy
Biden is facing calls from some Democrats to step down due to his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump and his age.
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The article contains an appeal to authority when it mentions the growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers calling on Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. However, no specific fallacies were identified in direct quotes from the author. The article also includes some inflammatory rhetoric towards former President Trump and McCollum's statement about Biden being 'old' and needing a strong running mate could be seen as an appeal to pity, but it is not explicitly stated as such by the author.
][growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers] call on the 81-year-old president to end his reelection bid[[
McCollum suggested that Walz, her former colleague in the Minnesota delegation, would be an effective rival for Vance. [[If she becomes our Democratic nominee]], Vice President Harris will need a strong Midwestern running mate and I encourage her and the Democratic delegates to consider a successful leader who has been a teacher, soldier, football coach, former member of Congress, and a proven winner – Minnesota’s Gov. Tim Walz[[
President Joe Biden faced a new round of defections from Democratic lawmakers publicly calling for him to leave the presidential race.
Three senators, including Martin Heinrich, have publicly called for Biden to leave the race.
Several House Democrats released a joint statement using ‘pass the torch’ rhetoric, suggesting that doing so would reinvigorate the race and infuse Democrats with enthusiasm and momentum heading into their convention next month.
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The article contains selective reporting as it only reports statements from Democrats calling for Biden to leave the race without mentioning any counterarguments or statements of support for Biden. The article also uses emotional manipulation by describing the situation as a 'remarkable break' between two powerful party elders and longtime allies, implying that this is a significant development when it may not be. Additionally, there are lies by omission as the article does not mention that some Democrats have stated their reasons for calling for Biden to step down are related to his handling of the border crisis and his age.
Aides to Vice President Kamala Harris inside and outside the campaign have also expressed unhappiness with Pelosi and her talk of a quick process to find a new candidate should Biden step aside.
It is a remarkable break between two powerful party elders and longtime allies in enacting key elements of the Biden agenda.
Two House Democrats close to Pelosi, speaking on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity and rawness in the party right now, attributed Friday’s new statements – especially Lofgren’s letter to Biden – to the former speaker and her belief that it is critical for the president and his allies to understand the effort to push him aside is not going away after the Republican convention, despite the campaign’s efforts to quash it.
Fallacies
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The article contains several instances of appeals to authority and inflammatory rhetoric. The authors quote multiple Democratic lawmakers urging President Biden to leave the race, which can be seen as an appeal to authority as they are using their positions and status within the party to make their case. Additionally, phrases such as 'remarkable break between two powerful party elders' and 'public pile-on' contain inflammatory language that is not necessary for reporting the facts of the situation.
It is a remarkable break between two powerful party elders and longtime allies in enacting key elements of the Biden agenda.
For some of those who want Biden to step down, this source said that there is a fear that the public pile-on, which is expected to grow, is overkill and making Biden mad and potentially even more dug in.
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The article reports on Democratic lawmakers publicly calling for President Joe Biden to leave the presidential race. The authors do not express any bias in their reporting, but they do quote several Democratic lawmakers who are openly advocating for Biden to step down. This is an example of a disproportionate number of quotations reflecting a specific position, which can be considered a form of bias.
And four other House Democrats – Reps. Jared Huffman and Mark Pocan; a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Chuy Garcia; and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Marc Veasey – released a joint statement Friday, using the same “pass the torch” rhetoric.
One day after the Republican National Convention, new public calls for Biden to drop out from nearly a dozen lawmakers – including Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and California Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a close ally to former Speaker Nancy Pelosi – grew the list of congressional Democrats to more than 30.
Rep. Greg Landsman, an Ohio Democrat, told Dana Bash on CNN’s “Inside Politics” Friday that it was time for Biden to drop out.
Six congressional Democrats from California and five from Illinois have asked President Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race.
Former President Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, both from California, have reportedly applied pressure for Biden to step aside.
Biden has faced criticism for his performance in the presidential debate against Trump, raising concerns about his age, mental fitness and ability to recapture the White House.
At least 30 members of Congress have asked Biden to step aside within three weeks.
Accuracy
President Joe Biden faced a new round of defections from Democratic lawmakers publicly calling for him to leave the presidential race.
President Joe Biden's family has discussed the possibility of him exiting the 2024 race.
Considerations include impact on his health, family, and stability of the country.
Accuracy
Biden is facing calls from some Democrats to step down due to his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump and his age.
Deception
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The article discusses the possibility of President Joe Biden exiting the 2024 race and the discussions among his family and close aides about how to handle such a situation. While there is no overt bias in the article, it does lean towards implying that there is growing pressure on Biden to exit, with quotes from sources expressing their concerns and beliefs that he should step down. The tone of the article also implies that this would be beneficial for the Democratic Party as a whole.
] Democrats have since turned up the heat.[
Some in Biden's camp had hoped he would be able to weather the storm of pressure for him to step aside[
There are growing expectations among some allies that if Biden were to exit, it could be in the coming days.[
