As party members and several top officials continue to voice dissatisfaction with having President Biden leading their ticket into the general election, the Democratic National Committee is now reportedly delaying by one week its plans to nominate him for reelection in a virtual roll call.
Leading party officials declared on Wednesday that the virtual roll call for Mr. Biden would occur in the first week of August, as a compromise to Democrats who had objected to schedules that called for voting to begin as early as the following week.
Within his party, there are serious concerns due to Mr. Biden’s poor performance in the debate, his erratic public appearances, and his difficulties in the polls.
A poll issued on Wednesday by The Associated Press and NORC indicates that nearly two-thirds of Democrats now want him to withdraw from the race.
Legislative Democrats have also issued a warning, stating that it will be much more difficult for them to win down-ballot races in November due to Mr. Biden’s declining popularity.
According to a person familiar with their involvement, Democratic majority leader Senator Chuck Schumer of New York and minority leader Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York agreed to press the party to delay the start of its nomination process.
According to someone who was made aware of the call, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the co-chairman of the party’s rules committee, which decides when and how the nomination will proceed, called Jen O’Malley Dillon, the head of the Biden campaign, on Tuesday afternoon to let her know that the roll call should be postponed.
Additionally, Representative Adam B. Schiff, a Democrat from California running for the Senate and a close supporter of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, urged Mr. Biden to withdraw from the contest on Wednesday.
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