Biden campaign argues president dropping out would 'lead to weeks of chaos'
President Joe Biden's campaign on Saturday night, in a fundraising appeal to supporters, said the president dropping out would only "lead to weeks of chaos" and leave the eventual replacement weakened ahead of a November faceoff with former President Donald Trump."The bedwetting brigade is calling for Joe Biden to 'drop out.' That is the best possible way for Donald Trump to win and us to lose," Biden deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty argued in the email to supporters."First of all: Joe Biden is going to be the Democratic nominee, period.End of story.
Voters voted.He won overwhelmingly," Flaherty added.
"And if he were to drop out, it would lead to weeks of chaos, internal foodfighting, and a bunch of candidates who limp into a brutal floor fight at the convention, all while Donald Trump has time to speak to American voters uncontested."He continued: "All of that would be in service of a nominee who would go into a general election in the weakest possible position with zero dollars in their bank account.You want a highway to losing? It's that."President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesFlaherty's email was framed around seven responses to tell "your panicked aunt, your MAGA uncle, or some self-important Podcasters" following Biden's poor debate showing, and amid calls for him to step aside.MORE: Can Biden bounce back from rough debate?Late Friday, the New York Times editorial board, which endorsed Biden in the 2020 general election matchup with Trump, said the president should drop out, saying his debate appearance was "the shadow of a great public servant.""Mr.
Biden has been an admirable president… But the greatest public service Mr.Biden can now perform is to announce that he will not continue to run for re-election," the board wrote."The president's performance cannot be written off as a bad night or blamed on a supposed cold, because it affirmed concerns that have been mounting...