Dem Lawmakers Frantically Try to Prevent Biden From Getting the Nomination Early

“Honestly, it sounds like this small little circle of geniuses that have put us on a losing trajectory, saying we’re going to crash the plane and there’s nothing you can do about it,” Rep. Jared Huffman told NOTUS.

President Joe Biden at G7.

President Joe Biden meets the media after signing a bilateral security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Alex Brandon/AP

As the Democratic National Committee prepares to lock in Joe Biden as its presidential nominee early, Democratic members of Congress are pushing back.

Rep. Jared Huffman of California has drafted a letter to the DNC calling on the organization to cancel any plans for a “virtual roll call” vote on the nomination, as Politico reported Tuesday. But members are also phoning the DNC directly to stop the vote, two sources told NOTUS.

“They’re calling anyone who will pick up the phone; they’re talking to anyone that will listen,” one source familiar with the outreach said.