The number of Biden defectors on Capitol Hill now stands at more than 30, or more than 10% of the Democratic caucuses in the House and Senate.
By Scott Wong, Ali Vitali and Rebecca Kaplan | NBC News
WASHINGTON — Ten congressional Democrats on Friday joined the growing chorus of lawmakers calling on President Joe Biden to step aside as the party’s nominee, bringing the total number of Hill Democrats who want someone else at the top of the ticket to more than 30.
The new defections include two close allies of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as well as a third senator.
New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich, who is running for re-election this fall, became the third Senate Democrat to call on Biden to leave the race, joining Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont and Sen. Jon Tester, who is facing a tough re-election bid in Montana.
The latest Biden defections in the House hail from some of the president’s core constituencies of support. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, became the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus — whose leaders campaigned with Biden this week in Nevada — to call on Biden to bow out.
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