The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) editorial board called on President Biden to end his reelection bid after “his alarming performance” at Thursday night’s debate.
In a piece published online Saturday evening, the board said the incumbent Democrat should step aside “for the good of the nation he has served so admirably for half a century.”
“Biden’s candidacy was grounded in his incumbency and the belief of Democratic leaders and pollsters that he stood the best chance of defeating Trump in November. That is no longer the case,” the board wrote. “That reality may be difficult to accept for a man whose personal and political lives have been defined by resiliency, but it is the truth.”
The board praised Biden’s “courage and dignity” throughout his political career but suggested he deserved a better exit than his debate performance. The editorial highlights concerns within the Democratic Party about Biden’s candidacy following his shaky performance against former President Trump, where Biden appeared to struggle with his answers and seemed to lose his train of thought mid-sentence. Sources close to Biden attributed his raspy voice and stumbles to a cold.
Biden and his allies have attempted to calm public concerns, asserting that one poor debate night does not define his presidency. However, the AJC editorial board deemed these responses “insulting to the American people,” stating, “This wasn’t a bad night; it was confirmation of the worst fears of some of Biden’s most ardent supporters — that after 36 years in the U.S. Senate, eight more as vice president and a term in the White House, age has finally caught up to him.”
The editorial emphasized the threat posed by Trump, who was fact-checked by CNN for making over 30 false claims during the debate. The board stressed the need for a strong Democratic candidate, urging Biden to “pass the torch to the next generation of Democratic leaders and urge the party to nominate another candidate at its convention in Chicago in August.”
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