Democratic Party

Readers offer a range of views after an editorial that called on the president to leave the race after his poor debate performance.

What is the Democratic Party for if not for dealing with a situation like this?

With countless calls and a rush of campaign events, the president’s team began a damage-control effort to pressure and plead with anxious Democratic lawmakers, surrogates, activists and donors.

The U.S. presidential debate and Sunday’s snap election in France have emboldened nationalist forces that could challenge NATO and undo the defense of Ukraine.

The president had a bad night, but the fundamentals of this race have not changed.

A second Biden term would be unusually dangerous for the country in a very significant way.

Do the Democrats really want to stop Trump? What are they prepared to do?

Readers discuss a column by Nicholas Kristof.

Some floated interventions and wondered about how to reach Jill Biden. Others hoped the president would bow out of the race on his own. Many came to terms with the low chances that he will do so.

President Biden’s stumbling performance at the debate has spurred interest in replacements. Here’s a roster of some possible backup candidates.