Leading Democrats also set an early August window for a virtual roll call to officially name Biden as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. Members opposed to Biden’s renomination have raised concerns a virtual roll call ahead of the party’s late August convention would ease the president’s path. Late Wednesday afternoon, ABC News reported Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had urged Biden to withdraw in a private conversation over the weekend. Schumer’s push came after he spoke with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and both agreed on delaying the virtual roll call. “For the good of the country, I’m calling on President Biden to withdraw from the race,” the Vermont Democrat wrote last week.

Source: Washington Post July 18, 2024 12:52 UTC