The pressure from Democrats is not letting up for Joe Biden to step aside from the top of the ticket in November, but so far few have voiced that the president should vacate the White House right now.
DailyMail.com contacted every single congressionalDemocrat who has called for Biden to take his name out of the running for the 2024 race. A small handful declined to comment, most were silent about the prospect.
So far 35 congressional Democrats have called on Biden to cease his campaign for president, 13 of them doing so on Friday.
Four House Democrats on Friday wrote a letter asking Biden to 'pass the torch' in November - Reps. Chuy Garcia, Mark Pocan Jared Huffman and Mark Veasey.
But, 'the congressmen who signed this letter have no doubt President Biden can finish his term,' a senior House Democratic aide familiar with the letter told DailyMail.com.
'The question is whether or not they think he could beat Trump in November, and that’s why they wrote the letter. All have serious concerns about that, as do their constituents. President Biden has been one of the most effective presidents in modern history, but it is time to pass the torch to preserve his legacy.'
The pressure from Democrats is not letting up for Joe Biden to step aside from the top of the ticket in November, but so far few have voiced that president should vacate the White House right now
Raskin is one of the most senior Democrats who has called for Biden to step aside
Another aide to a Democrat who's called on the president to resign told DailyMail.com when asked about Biden's president fitness for the office: 'The American people voted for President Biden to serve through the end of this term.'
It came after a week of leaks about Biden's closest allies and friends - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Barack Obama and SenateMajority Leader Chuck Schumer - all having conversations with him in which they told him he needs to rethink his viability as a candidate.
A startling new NBC report on Friday said the Biden family has started exploring what an exit path from the race would look like.
The president is currently isolating with a Covid-19 diagnosis at his Rehoboth beach house.
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., on Friday revealed that at a recent event Biden could not recall who he was, despite the fact he sees Biden as a 'mentor' and 'friend.'
'I saw him in a small group at Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day,' he wrote in a Boston Globe op-ed.'For the first time, he didn’t seem to recognize me. Of course, that can happen as anyone ages, but as I watched the disastrous debate a few weeks ago, I have to admit that what I saw in Normandy was part of a deeper problem.'
'The harsh reality is that all the characteristics that have made Biden an irrepressible force — the energy, the vitality, the sharp, scrappy wit — are flickering.'
Only one House Democrat - Rep. Marie Gleusenkamp Perez, Wash., has hinted that Biden should resign
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., on Friday revealed that at a recent event Biden could not recall who he was, despite the fact he sees Biden as a 'mentor' and 'friend'
On Friday Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a top ally of Biden and a campaign co-chair, told the Washington Post the president is 'weighing what he should weigh, which is who is the best candidate to win in November.'
Only one House Democrat - Rep. Marie Gleusenkamp Perez, Wash., has hinted that Biden should resign.
Last Friday she said she has 'doubt' about his 'health and fitness to do the job' following his disastrous debate weeks ago.
Perez also said she has concerns about whether he is actually the 'one making important decisions about our country, rather than unelected advisors.'
'Americans deserve to feel their president is fit enough to do the job,' she continued in a statement to local channel KGW8.
'The crisis of confidence in the President’s leadership needs to come to an end. The President should do what he knows is right for the country and put the national interest first.'
Teater called on Biden to resign on Friday, joining the pile-on
Democrats calling on Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 election
SENATORS
Sen. Martin Heinrich, New Mexico
Sen. Peter Welch, Vermont
Sen. Jon Tester, Montana
Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio
HOUSE MEMBERS
Rep. Morgan McGarvey, Kentucky
Rep. Betty McCollum, New Mexico
Rep. Kathy Castor, Florida
Rep. Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico
Rep. Jared Huffman, California
Rep. Marc Veasey, Texas
Rep. Chuy Garcia, Illinois
Rep. Mark Pocan, Wisconsin
Rep. Sean Casten, Illinois
Rep. Jamie Raskin, Maryland
Rep. Adam Schiff, California
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, California
Rep. Mike Levin, California
Rep. Brittany Pettersen, Colorado
Rep. Scott Peters, California
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Washington
Rep. Eric Sorensen, Illinois
Rep. Jim Himes, Connecticut
Rep. Morgan McGarvey, Kentucky
Rep. Greg Stanton, Arizona
Rep. Ed Case, Hawaii
Rep. Brad Schneider, Illinois
Rep. Hillary Scholten, Michigan
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
Rep. Pat Ryan, New York
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey
Rep. Adam Smith, Washington
Rep. Jerry Nadler, New York
Rep. Mark Takano, California
Rep. Joe Morelle, New York
Rep. Angie Craig, Minnesota
Rep. Mike Quigley, Illinois
Rep. Seth Moulton, Massachusetts
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Arizona
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Texas