Pelosi will open primaries for presidential candidates
**The US President is currently recovering in his home state from a Corona infection. Meanwhile, more and more democratic representatives and senators are distancing themselves from Joe Biden. Nancy Pelosi, the California representative, is reportedly advocating for an open primary for a possible successor for Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate. If Biden were to withdraw, Pelosi is said to favor this "competitive" process of designating Vice President Kamala Harris, according to the "New York Times," citing sources in the California Democratic delegation. At a meeting with the delegation, Pelosi reportedly urged Biden to withdraw. With Biden, the Democrats would lose every chance.
The former Democratic front-runner in the House of Representatives reportedly told Biden that he would not be able to defeat Trump this time around. If he stays in the race, the Democrats would not be able to regain control of the House of Representatives in the November elections, Pelosi is also said to have told him.
Biden is currently facing new calls for withdrawal. Among them is now also California Representative Zoe Lofgren, a close ally of former Speaker of the House Pelosi. According to CNN, the President is "angry" with Pelosi, who had previously publicly expressed support for the US President.
On Friday, Representative Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico also called on President Biden to "step aside to give the Democrats the best chances to win in November." Vasquez, who faces a tight race for his seat in the Congress, joins a series of other endangered Democrats who have called on the President to withdraw from the race.
On Friday, Democrats Jared Huffman of California, Mark Veasey of Texas, Chuy Garcia of Illinois, and Mark Pocan of Wisconsin - Democrats in the US House of Representatives - also spoke out in an open letter in favor of Biden passing the torch to a new generation of Democratic leaders. In total, more than 30 Democrats in Congress are now calling for Biden's withdrawal. On Friday alone, ten Democrats joined the chorus of party members urging Biden to give up the race.**
In light of the ongoing calls for withdrawal, California Representative Zoe Lofgren, a close ally of Nancy Pelosi, has also expressed her concern, echoing Pelosi's sentiment that Biden's continued run might hinder the Democrats' chances of regaining control in the House of Representatives during the 2024 United States Presidential Election. If Biden were to step down, Nancy Pelosi reportedly favors a competitive process for Vice President Kamala Harris to emerge as the Democratic presidential candidate for the 2024 election, as per the New York Times' sources within the California Democratic delegation.
