Second House Democrat Calls on Biden to Drop from Presidential Ticket: Report

Representative Raúl Grijalva (D., Ariz.) became the second elected Democrat to call on President Joe Biden to leave the party’s presidential ticket since his debate against former president Donald Trump.

In an interview with the New York Times, Grijalva said he thinks there are other members of his party who have a better chance of defeating Trump in November than the current president.

“If he’s the candidate, I’m going to support him, but I think that this is an opportunity to look elsewhere,” Grijalva said. “What [Biden] needs to do is shoulder the responsibility for keeping that seat — and part of that responsibility is to get out of this race.”

The only other Democratic lawmaker to publicly urge Biden to step aside to this point has been Representative Lloyd Doggett (D., Texas), who on Tuesday issued a statement saying the president should withdraw from the race.

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