Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said the Democratic Party is discussing whether President Biden should be the party's nominee against former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. The discussions follow Biden's widely criticized debate performance on Thursday.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., has signaled that President Joe Biden may not be the Democratic candidate who faces off against former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Raskin's comments come after Biden's widely criticized debate performance on Thursday, which prompted some columnists and media outlets to call on him to withdraw from the race.
"We're having a serious conversation about what to do," Raskin said Sunday on MSNBC. "So, whether he's the candidate or someone else is the candidate, he is going to be the keynote speaker at our convention."
Biden's Debate Performance Prompts 'Serious Conversation' Within Democratic Party
Raskin acknowledged that Biden's debate performance was a "big problem" for the Democratic Party, but he also emphasized the affection and love for Biden within the party.
"This makes it a difficult situation for everybody, but there are very honest and serious and rigorous conversations taking place at every level of our party because it is a political party, and we have differences in point of view," Raskin said.
Biden's Debate Performance Prompts 'Serious Conversation' Within Democratic Party
Raskin's comments reflect the growing concerns within the Democratic Party about Biden's ability to beat Trump in a rematch of the 2020 election. A recent poll from CNN found that 56% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents believe that Biden should not run for re-election in 2024.
The Democratic Party is now facing a difficult decision about whether to move forward with Biden as the leader of the party or to find another candidate. If Biden does step aside, the party would have to choose a new nominee through a primary process.
Biden's Debate Performance Prompts 'Serious Conversation' Within Democratic Party
However, some leading Democrats, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, have rejected concerns over Biden's ability to beat Trump. Shapiro said that "the bottom line here is that there is a clear contrast in this race, and we have a responsibility to prosecute the case against Donald Trump, not get caught up in any hand-wringing right now, stop worrying and start working."
Raskin said that the Democratic Party remained supportive of Biden despite discussing what to do about the president's candidacy.
"Regardless of what President Biden decides, our party is going to be unified, and our party also needs him at the very center of our deliberations in our campaign," Raskin said. "He will be the figure that we rally around to move forward and beat the forces of authoritarianism and reaction in the country."
The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
