Biden is scheduled to visit Doggett’s district Monday, speaking at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin.
, D- Austin , dug in his heels during a meeting of House Democrats on Tuesday morning, urging the party to rally around an alternative candidate to President Joe Biden ., told reporters as he walked out of the closed-door meeting that he made his case once again to his colleagues that Biden is too weak to defeat Donald Trump.
“I share admiration for his work in office, but the dangers of a Trump presidency are so significant that we have to put forward our strongest candidate,” Doggett said, though he did not name a preferred alternative candidate. “The question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it’s time for it to end. We have one job,” Biden said.
“Everyone had an opportunity to have their voices heard,” Veasey said on Tuesday. “I think that you’re going to continue to hear from a variety of people on how they feel about this.”
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