A handful more top Democrats on Wednesday questioned Joe Biden’s viability as a presidential candidate — and while there’s no flood of defections, several are publicly saying time is running out for the president to decide the future of his campaign.
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) said he would support a “mini-primary” ahead of the August convention to decide the nominee if Biden steps aside, while Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) called Vice President Kamala Harris the “obvious choice” for the top of the ticket if he does. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) repeated that the “clock is ticking” for the president to convince voters he can perform unscripted.
And later Wednesday, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) became the second House Democrat to call for Biden to abandon his bid for a second term following his shaky debate performance last week. In an interview with The New York Times, Grijalva said the president should “shoulder the responsibility for keeping that seat — and part of that responsibility is to get out of this race.”
