Democrats Who’ve Called on Biden to Drop out of 2024 Race
Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado became the first Democratic senator to publicly say he doesn’t believe President Joe Biden is capable of winning reelection.
List of prominent Democrats who’ve called for Joe Biden to drop out of of the 2024 presidential race:
- George Clooney
- Rob Reiner
- Jerry Nadler
- Adam Smith
- Pat Ryan (D-NY)
- Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.)
- Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)
- Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
- Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
- Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.)
- Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.)
My friend George Clooney has clearly expressed what many of us have been saying. We love and respect Joe Biden. We acknowledge all he has done for our country. But Democracy is facing an existential threat. We need someone younger to fight back. Joe Biden must step aside.…
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) July 10, 2024
As an elected leader, I feel a responsibility to be honest about what I believe, even when it’s hard to hear.
President Biden is a good man & I appreciate his lifetime of service.
But I believe he should step aside for the next generation of leadership.
The stakes are too… pic.twitter.com/rtZLz6riDp
— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) July 6, 2024
Following the lead of The New York Times, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a front-page editorial asking Biden, 81, to pass the torch to another, more competent candidate.
The AJC’s loss of faith in Biden came just one day after the editorial board of The New York Times called on the sitting president to bow out.