According to the "Washington Post” Influential Democrat and former Speaker of Congress Nancy Pelosi has said she believes President Joe Biden will soon be convinced he should drop out of the race for the White House. The American paper cited three of its Democratic Party sources. "Associated Press” Pelosi is reported to have told Biden that according to the polls, he has no way of winning the November election.
The two US media now also report that former president and outspoken supporter of Biden's candidacy, Barack Obama, has also expressed skepticism about his former vice president's candidacy.
Is it a matter of time?
"Reuters” also reports on insiders who say Biden is already seriously considering dropping out of the race. Several of the president's allies say it's only a matter of time. "I know for sure that he is considering it”, says one of the sources of "Reuters”, quoted by ARD. "The question is no longer "if”, but "when”, the insider told the news agency.
"The New York Times” also cited its sources as saying that Biden is gradually accepting that he will have to step down. However, Biden's deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks said no decision has been made and the campaign is continuing.
"In the interest of the state”
The number of senior Democratic officials who have publicly called on Biden to step down is so far small. Montana state senator John Tester recently joined the list of opponents of the president's candidacy for a second term, writes ARD. Earlier, Vermont Senator Peter Welsh also called on Biden to step down. "Associated Press” reports that even members of the Biden administration are already expressing doubts about his candidacy.
According to Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper, the arguments in favor of Biden withdrawing from the race for the White House are increasing, explains ARD. "The decision is his, but more and more factors indicate that his withdrawal would be in the interest of the state," said the senator. However, he did not openly call on the president to step down. Biden remains popular with many, but the political situation in the US has changed since the last election.
Coronavirus and more problems
After his poor performance in the first debate against Trump at the end of June, the votes against Biden are getting stronger, ARD recalls. Critics of the 81-year-old president believe that he is not capable of governing the country for another four years.
The president's campaign suffered another blow when he was diagnosed with Covid-19 this week and everything was put on hold. According to Biden's doctors, he is suffering from mild symptoms. However, for the time being, all of the Democratic candidate's campaign events have been canceled.
Mina Kirkova (editor)