Rep. Lloyd Doggett first House Dem to go public with calls for Biden to drop out

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett first House Dem to go public with calls for Biden to drop out
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Democrats haven’t stopped scrambling since President Biden’s disaster Thursday night — publicly rallying behind him while leaking about their own fears and excuses amid a furious rush to figure out what to do now.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett became the first sitting House Democrat to go public with a call for President Biden to step aside as party standard bearer in the aftermath of last week’s debate.

“I represent the heart of a congressional district once represented by Lyndon Johnson. Under very different circumstances, he made the painful decision to withdraw. President Biden should do the same,” he said in a statement.

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