Eight more Democrats ask Biden to step down. Here’s the full list.

Kathryn Palmer and Margie Cullen, USA TODAY
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The list of Democratic politicians urging President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 election has grown to 30. They join a handful of high-profile celebrities, media personalities and donors pushing for a new name at the top of the ticket.

On Friday alone, eight Democratic lawmakers, including one U.S. senator and seven House members, called on President Joe Biden to step aside in his bid for the White House.

The calls began rolling in after Biden’s disastrous debate performance against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, on June 27. Though Biden has attempted to control the damage with two primetime interviews with leading news anchors and an evening press conference last week, the 81-year-old continues to face intense scrutiny over his age and fitness for office.

Biden has repeatedly insisted he will stay in the race, and in an interview on MSNBC on Friday morning, Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said the president is “absolutely” still running for the White House.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrate the Independence Day fireworks from the Truman Balcony of the White House on July 4, 2024.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrate the Independence Day fireworks from the Truman Balcony of the White House on July 4, 2024.

Nearly two-thirds of Democratic voters say Biden should step aside and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to a new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released Wednesday.

Here’s the list of current U.S. Representatives calling for Biden to step aside:

  1. Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz.

  2. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.

  3. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

  4. Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif.

  5. Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif.

  6. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo.

  7. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn.

  8. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii

  9. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill.

  10. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill.

  11. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill.

  12. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass.

  13. Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich.

  14. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.

  15. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J.

  16. Rep. Pat Ryan, D-N.Y.

  17. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore.

  18. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas

  19. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.

  20. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash.

  21. Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif.

  22. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas

  23. Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Ill.

  24. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis.

  25. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.

  26. Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill.

  27. Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio

Here’s which U.S. Senators have asked Biden to drop out

  1. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt.

  2. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.

  3. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.

Former lawmakers who are urging Biden to end his bid for re-election

New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado said last week that Biden should end his campaign and make room for a new leader.

Several former lawmakers, including Former U.S. Senators Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, have also called for the president to step aside.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Who wants Biden to drop out of 2024 race? Running list of Democrats