As Biden Teeters, Democrats Need the Courage of Hugh Scott, the Republican Who Encouraged Nixon To Resign
‘I can imagine if it were such a person like that, it has to be someone from his family,’ one analyst says.
Hours after President Biden’s feeble debate performance Thursday night that left voters across the country stunned, two of Pennsylvania’s most powerful Democrats, Governor Shapiro and Senator Fetterman, pushed back against calls for Mr. Biden to step down from his reelection campaign.
Mr. Shapiro appeared on MSNBC and CNN and was repeatedly asked if he thought Mr. Biden should step aside. He admitted that Mr. Biden had a bad debate, but given the possibility of a second term for President Trump, Mr. Shapiro said the stakes are too high for Mr. Biden to step aside.
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