COVID Forces Biden Off Campaign Trail as Pressure Grows for Him to Step Aside
The Democratic National Committee is moving ahead with a plan to virtually nominate Joe Biden ahead of the Democratic convention in Chicago despite growing calls for him to step aside and as a new Associated Press poll shows nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw from the race following his disastrous debate with Donald Trump. Top Democrats including Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are reportedly privately lobbying for Biden to step aside. With Biden as the presidential candidate, Democrats have a vanishingly thin chance of recapturing the House," says Chris Lehmann, who rejoins us to discuss the unprecedented" and contentious fight over Biden's reelectability occurring within the Democratic Party ahead of its convention next month.