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Biden tells Hill Democrats he won't step aside, says of party drama: ‘It's time for it to end'
President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an “end” to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal public debate performance.
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Four more Democrats in Congress call for Biden to step aside in the 2024 race
Four additional Democrats in Congress told their lawmaker colleagues during a phone call Sunday that they believe President Joe Biden should step aside to allow someone else to be the party’s nominee for president, according to multiple people on the call and familiar with the discussion.
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Biden tells supporters to ‘stick together' amid growing calls for him to leave the presidential race
President Joe Biden is attending a Black church and rallying with union members in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, trying to project enough strength for his reelection campaign to quell a growing clamor from within in his own party for him to abandon his candidacy.
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‘We're doomed': Democratic lawmakers worry Biden's interview won't save his campaign
President Joe Biden continued debate damage control during a Friday-night interview on ABC News, working to persuade Democrats that he’s the best candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump this fall.
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A defiant Biden, in denial of the polls and calls to step aside: 3 takeaways from the ABC interview
President Joe Biden sat Friday for his first television interview since his poor debate performance, a high-stakes moment of seeking to reassure allies and voters.
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Rep. Mike Quigley calls on President Joe Biden to drop out of presidential race
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley became Illinois’ first congressional Democrat to urge President Joe Biden to step down following last week’s shaky debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
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Biden refuses to take a cognitive or neurological test in his first post-debate TV interview
In his first televised interview since his widely criticized debate performance last week, President Joe Biden took responsibility for the stumbles and argued that he underperformed because he was sick.
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Biden doubles-down at Wisconsin rally: ‘I'm staying in the race'
President Joe Biden said Friday at a campaign rally in the key battleground state of Wisconsin that he’s staying in the 2024 presidential race and expressed confidence that he would beat former President Donald Trump, despite concerns about a disastrous debate performance last week.
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The questions about Biden's age and fitness are reminiscent of another campaign: Reagan's in 1984
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan answered the age question with a clever joke that reset his campaign from a stumbling debate performance to a 49-state landslide and a second term. The wobbles came during his first debate with Democratic Vice President Walter Mondale. Two weeks later, the opponents returned to the debate stage and Reagan, the oldest president in history...
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White House: Biden ‘staying in the race'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed reporters on Wednesday about the fallout from President Joe Biden’s shaky debate performance last week. “The president is clear-eyed and he’s staying in the race.”
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As Biden team suggests there can be no alternative, DNC rules provide a path
As President Joe Biden’s campaign tries to calm nervous Democrats, the Democratic National Committee is circulating talking points that misleadingly suggest there is no procedural means of replacing the president at the top of the party’s ticket.
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Biden to meet with governors Wednesday amid alarm after debate performance
President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has reverberated across the Democratic Party, forcing lawmakers to grapple with a crisis that could upend the presidential election and change the course of American history.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden's withdrawal from 2024 race
A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.”
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Biden's family urges him to ‘keep fighting' as donors look for alternatives
As top Democrats offered a public show of support for President Joe Biden throughout the weekend, his advisers worked privately Sunday to push back on suggestions that he step aside, with his campaign manager describing the mechanics of replacing him on the ticket as messy and impractical.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin says ‘honest and serious conversations are taking place' about Biden's political future after debate
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., on Sunday acknowledged that there are “very honest, and serious and rigorous conversations taking place” in the Democratic Party following President Joe Biden’s dismal performance at the presidential debate on Thursday.
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‘It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate
President Joe Biden is expected to discuss the future of his re-election campaign with family on Sunday, following a nationally televised debate Thursday that left many fellow Democrats worried about his ability to beat former President Donald Trump in November, according to five people familiar with the matter.
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Despair in the air: For many voters, the Biden-Trump debate means a tough choice just got tougher
For many voters in the United States, there’s despair in the air after the presidential debate this past week. There’s much celebration in the universe of Donald Trump’s supporters and for others, there’s a lot of angst due to President Joe Biden’s poor performance. In dozens of interviews across the country, debate-watchers who aren’t in Trump’s camp are dispirited about...
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Chicago's migrant crisis highlighted during Trump-Biden debate. How each candidate responded
Chicago’s migrant crisis was highlighted during the highly anticipated presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump Thursday.
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‘Bad debate nights happen': Barack Obama backs President Biden amid debate criticism
Obama’s social media post came as Biden faces criticism from both sides of the aisle for his debate showing against Donald Trump.
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Trump celebrates debate ‘victory' at Virginia campaign rally
Former President Donald Trump hosted a campaign rally Friday in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he blasted President Joe Biden for a shaky debate performance and railed against members of the media.