Joe Biden has said he might consider getting out of the presidential race if the Lord Almighty comes down from heaven and tells him to. And Biden doesn’t expect that: “The Lord Almighty’s not coming down,” he predicted last week.
Some Democratic lawmakers are starting to wish he would — or that Biden would at least be willing to listen to their advice too.
Democrats in both the House and Senate are increasingly calling on the president to make way for a new candidate who might stand a better chance against Donald Trump and not hurt their own chances at reelection. As they urge him to step aside, their influence is being put to the test.