Nancy Pelosi seeks to convince Joe Biden to end his campaign; behind the scenes efforts yet to yield any result

The Democrats face an important challenge on how to convince Joe Biden to step down ahead of the US Presidential Election in November. Biden’s popularity ratings have gone down and now Democrats are worried about how to convince him to step down. Trump and the Republicans have surged ahead in most of the surveys. Biden has continued to stay in the race and refused to step aside making way for another party member to take his place.

Politico has reported that the former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has been working behind the scenes to convince Biden to step down and let another Democrat take over and contest against Trump. Being a senior member of the party and who someone Biden looks up to, she may be the one to save the Democrats.

Nancy Pelosi’s views on Trump:

The report has noted that the Democrats face an existential threat due to Trump’s ascendency and his increasing popularity level. Pelosi who had earlier opposed Trump during his term of presidency, feels strongly that it is important to defeat him in the upcoming presidential election in November.


She is also of the view that Biden is not up to the challenge to defeat Trump and will need to step down. Trump had faced an impeachment motion in his first term of presidency and Pelosi had played an important role in it.

Behind the scenes action:

Pelosi is reportedly busy working behind the scenes to convince Biden to step down and make way for another candidate to take his place. She is making important calls to key members who are part of the Biden’s campaign team. She is also expected to speak to Biden personally and convince him to step down.

She is of the opinion that the Democrats may not be able to recover from the loss after November.

Against voicing dissent in public:

Many Democrats have voiced their dissent in the public and called on Biden to step down. Nancy Pelosi during a recent interaction with the party members called on the Democrats not to voice their concerns in public. She said that it can only damage the political prospects of the party.

FAQs

Has Joe Biden received a presidential nomination from the Democrats?
Nancy Pelosi had said that there is still a decision to be made in this regard. He is expected to receive a presidential nomination from his party only during the national convention. However, the party may issue a notification during the virtual roll call ahead of the national convention.

When did Nancy Pelosi begin her efforts to convince Biden to drop out of the presidential bid?
It has been reported that the former House Speaker began these efforts on June 27. This came immediately after the first US Presidential Debate when Biden is reported to have failed miserably against Trump.