The state Democratic parties of Alaska, along with those of Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, have affirmed their support for Joe Biden continuing as the presidential nominee for the Democrats.
According to a report in USA Today, Democratic Party chairs of seven key battleground states Sunday reaffirmed their support for Biden in a letter, and urged fellow Democrats to focus on beating former President Donald Trump, who the chairs called a looming “dictatorship.”
Separately, the Alaska Democratic Party told KTUU that it stands behind Biden and is focused on beating Donald Trump.
“But right now, many voters aren’t hearing that from our party. We understand the anxiety. But the best antidote to political anxiety is taking action,” the seven state chairs wrote in their letter. “When we all lend our voices to contrasting the Democratic vision — from Biden-Harris straight down the ticket — with the MAGA nightmare, we win.”
The list of Democrats in Congress asking Biden to drop now includes Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat-turned-independent from West Virginia and a close ally of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who herself is on record for not supporting Biden or Trump.
After Biden’s disastrous debate performance last month, the number of congressional Democrats who have called for the frail and addled 81-year-old Biden to stop campaigning for reelection has risen dramatically. The Democratic Party is flailing as a behind-the-scenes coup is underway to remove Biden — and for some Democrats Kamala Harris, too — from the ticket, so the party can start fresh, with someone like Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer or California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Some Democrats object, since Biden has won the right to be on the ticket as the winner of primaries in nearly all states.
Democrats in Congress calling for Biden to exit the race do not include Alaska Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola, who has not only gone silent on the Biden race but who has largely disappeared from the public eye for the past month, not making public appearances and reducing her social media posts.
The Democrats in the Senate and House who have gone on the record are, as of Sunday morning:
- Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio
- Sen. Martin Heinrich, N.M.
- Sen. Jon Tester, Mont.
- Sen. Peter Welch, Vt.
- Sen. Joe Manchin, W.Va. (Manchin left the Democratic Party registered as an independent in May.)
- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Ore.
- Rep. Ed Case, Hawaii
- Rep. Kathy Castor, Florida
- Rep. Sean Casten, Ill.
- Rep. Jim Costa, Calif.
- Rep. Angie Craig, Minn.
- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Texas
- Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Ill.
- Rep. Raul Grijalva, Ariz.
- Rep. Jim Himes, Conn.
- Rep. Jared Huffman, Calif.
- Rep. Greg Landsman, Ohio
- Rep. Mike Levin, Calif.
- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Calif.
- Rep. Seth Moulton, Mass.
- Rep. Betty McCollum, Minn.
- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, Ky.
- Rep. Scott Peters, Calif.
- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, Colo.
- Rep. Mark Pocan, Wis.
- Rep. Mike Quigley, Ill.
- Rep. Pat Ryan, N.Y.
- Rep. Adam Schiff, Calif.
- Rep. Brad Schneider, Ill.
- Rep. Hillary Scholten, Mich.
- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, N.J.
- Rep. Adam Smith, Wash.
- Rep. Eric Sorensen, Ill.
- Rep. Greg Stanton, Ariz.
- Rep. Mark Takano, Calif.
- Rep. Marc Veasey, Texas
- Rep. Gabe Vasquez, N.M.
Good, let Biden run. Dems cannot play the race card, they cannot say we hate women and all the other nonsense they campaign on. Let Dr Jill pump ‘Ol Joe with uppers and parade him around. Hopefully we have another debate and let Kamala debate JD. We need another awakening like the first debate.
That didn’t age well.
No, the coup was already complete. -sd