PBS’ Desjardins: ‘Scores of House Democrats, Not a Handful, Scores’ Want Biden to Step Aside

NAWAZ So far we ░░░░░░░░ seen two Democratic lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ out publicly only two ░░░░░░░░ far to publicly call ░░░░░░░░ Mr Biden to step ░░░░░░░░ Your reporting shows that ░░░░░░░░ more could be considering ░░░░░░░░ Who are we talking ░░░░░░░░ here DESJARDINS Amna the ░░░░░░░░ and phone calls from ░░░░░░░░ lawmakers concerned have not ░░░░░░░░ in the last week ░░░░░░░░ talking to about a ░░░░░░░░ or so House members ░░░░░░░░ particular and top staffers ░░░░░░░░ Congress who are Democrats ░░░░░░░░ last couple of days ░░░░░░░░ can report that there ░░░░░░░░ two movements to write ░░░░░░░░ asking the president to ░░░░░░░░ aside as a nominee ░░░░░░░░ s been two groups ░░░░░░░░ are trying to form ░░░░░░░░ veteran lawmakers generally who ░░░░░░░░ in safe seats like ░░░░░░░░ Doggett who ve you ░░░░░░░░ here on this program ░░░░░░░░ other is from frontline ░░░░░░░░ who are much more ░░░░░░░░ who believe they have ░░░░░░░░ more to risk if ░░░░░░░░ is on the ballot ░░░░░░░░ these two groups right ░░░░░░░░ are trying to get ░░░░░░░░ together trying to move ░░░░░░░░ letters ahead Now would ░░░░░░░░ actually publicly call for ░░░░░░░░ president to do this ░░░░░░░░ They are talking about ░░░░░░░░ How big are these ░░░░░░░░ Also unclear It s ░░░░░░░░ fluid But I can ░░░░░░░░ from having these conversations ░░░░░░░░ we are talking about ░░░░░░░░ of House Democrats not ░░░░░░░░ handful scores who want ░░░░░░░░ president privately they say ░░░░░░░░ step aside NAWAZ So ░░░░░░░░ who think they may ░░░░░░░░ forward to say that ░░░░░░░░ are they waiting in ░░░░░░░░ moment to do so ░░░░░░░░ Exactly my question There ░░░░░░░░ a few reasons One ░░░░░░░░ of the letter is ░░░░░░░░ especially for front liners ░░░░░░░░ of those front liners ░░░░░░░░ am told would like ░░░░░░░░ letter that says he ░░░░░░░░ been a good president ░░░░░░░░ would like praise for ░░░░░░░░ president in this letter ░░░░░░░░ front liners are nervous ░░░░░░░░ signing that kind of ░░░░░░░░ because President Biden may ░░░░░░░░ have won in their ░░░░░░░░ before may not win ░░░░░░░░ So wording is one ░░░░░░░░ Another of course is ░░░░░░░░ politics here There is ░░░░░░░░ lot of calculation about ░░░░░░░░ do you influence this ░░░░░░░░ Some believe that publicly ░░░░░░░░ out asking him to ░░░░░░░░ aside is exactly the ░░░░░░░░ of thing that would ░░░░░░░░ this president feel more ░░░░░░░░ more likely to dig ░░░░░░░░ There is a discussion ░░░░░░░░ that Then there s ░░░░░░░░ the politics of numbers ░░░░░░░░ are worried that if ░░░░░░░░ come out publicly there ░░░░░░░░ be retribution later should ░░░░░░░░ win Some are worried ░░░░░░░░ if they don t ░░░░░░░░ out publicly now if ░░░░░░░░ loses there could be ░░░░░░░░ for missing this moment.”