Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) has called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race.
Doggett is the first elected Democrat to make such an announcement.
“My decision to make these strong reservations public is not done lightly nor does it in any way diminish my respect for all that President Biden has achieved,” Doggett explained. “Recognizing that, unlike Trump, President Biden’s first commitment has always been to our country, not himself, I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw.
“I respectfully call on him to do so.”
Biden has come under pressure since his disastrous debate performance against Trump. The world could no longer deny that the videos people have posted are not “cheap fakes.”
“President Biden has continued to run substantially behind Democratic senators in key states and in most polls has trailed Donald Trump,” Doggett stated. “I had hoped that the debate would provide some momentum to change that. It did not. Instead of reassuring voters, the President failed to effectively defend his many accomplishments and expose Trump’s many lies.”
The fear of a Trump win is real.
“Our overriding consideration must be who has the best hope of saving our democracy from an authoritarian takeover by a criminal and his gang,” said Doggett. “Too much is at stake to risk a Trump victory – too great a risk to assume that what could not be turned in a year, what has not been turned around in the debate, can be turned around now.”
(For crying out loud…we are a REPUBLIC. A Constitutional Republic!)
Doggett invoked Lyndon Johnson since he represents the 37th Congressional District of Texas.
For the record, Johnson represented the then-10th District, which encompassed the area now in the 37th District.
“I represent the heart of a congressional district once represented by Lyndon Johnson, continued Doggett. “Under very different circumstances, he made the painful decision to withdraw. President Biden should do the same.”
It doesn’t help that only 27% of registered voters believe Biden has the mental and cognitive health to serve as president.
Doggett added: “While much of his work has been transformational, he pledged to be transitional. He has the opportunity to encourage a new generation of leaders from whom a nominee can be chosen to unite our country through an open, democratic process.”
Biden said that he won’t drop out and remains committed to the September debate against Trump.
Hunter Biden is the strongest voice within the family encouraging his Sugar Daddy to stay in the race.
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