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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) met with President Biden Thursday night to relay the sentiments of the House Democratic Caucus regarding his reelection bid, as concerns grow within the ranks about the incumbent’s ability to beat former President Trump in November.

The meeting — revealed in a letter to colleagues Friday morning — came after Jeffries spoke with a large swath of House Democrats in the two weeks since last month’s debate, which prompted concerns about Biden’s viability at the top of the presidential ticket. . The meeting took place after Biden’s high-stakes press conference that evening, a source familiar told The Hill.

Jeffries said he passed along the “full breadth” of thoughts he heard within his caucus.

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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Pick the old man or pick the Nazis

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

Pick the old man or pick the old man who is a Nazi. Seems like a pretty easy choice to me.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 17 points 5 months ago

Trump is 78, he's fucking old too.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

Happy to pick the old man if he is the nominee, but we’re not there yet. There is still a lot of time to have someone that can actually beat the Nazi.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Biden could die and I'd still vote for him, or whoever the non-fascist nominee was.

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I would literally vote for a piece of fly encrusted dog shit than a fucking fascist.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Let's put that to the test, shall we?

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Mother needs him home by supper

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

If he wasn't such a bigoted homophobe that caused an AIDS epidemic in Indiana I misght almost have pity for the man.

But he is and I don't.

[–] cyd@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Pick the old man as nominee, and you'll get the Nazis in January.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, the Nazi is also an old man

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 5 months ago

A diaper wearing old man.

No offense to the incontinent, I'm just going to have to insist that fascist "strongmen" at least be not quite that obviously fraudulent. It's embarrassing.