For months, it was clear to Rep. Lloyd Doggett that Joe Biden had no chance of winning the presidency again.
After Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Trump in June, Doggett became the first Democratic lawmaker to call on Biden to get out of the race. It was a gamble, but in the end, a few dozen lawmakers joined Doggett in challenging Biden openly, publicly asking him to step aside.
“Before, we were facing defeat,” he told reporters when Biden dropped out. But now, as the party rallied around Kamala Harris, “there’s a great spirit of hope out there.”