The Democrats Breaking Ranks on Joe Biden's Age

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🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes the first Democrat in Congress to call on the 81-year-old president to withdraw from the 2024 election, while two more are saying he'll lose in November. What is Biden doing to try to calm Democrats, and if he stepped aside would Vice President Kamala Harris be a shoo-in, or could she face a real contest at the party's summer convention? Plus, Donald Trump and RFK Jr. distract from Biden's problems by making puzzling statements of their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.2	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:23.8	Democrats begin to break with President Biden
0:26.4	after his feeble debate performance last week,
0:29.2	with a few members of the House now saying
0:31.0	either that he can't win or that he should withdraw.
0:35.0	What is Biden doing to try to calm democratic fears and will it work or could there be more defections
0:40.4	coming?
0:41.4	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
0:44.8	We are joined today by my colleagues, columnist Kim Strassal, and editorial board member
0:50.0	Kate Batchelder O'Dell. Today Today on Wednesday President Biden is meeting with
0:55.0	Democratic governors at the White House in a closed-door meeting trying to
0:59.8	reassure them that he can still win the November election after his debate performance last week,
1:05.7	watched by 50 million viewers.
1:08.3	Meantime, there's reporting that dozens of Democratic lawmakers are thinking about signing a letter asking
1:15.2	President Biden to withdraw his re-election bid. Let's listen to a clip of the
1:19.6	first Democratic member of the House to call for President Biden to withdraw.
1:24.1	This is Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Austin, Texas.
1:27.0	I think the setback that has occurred will be difficult to overcome under any circumstance.
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