Some lawmakers are uneasy about the Democratic National Committee's plans to forge ahead with a virtual roll call vote to nominate Biden weeks before the Democratic convention.
"People are back to being angry at Biden and a push to sign on to this letter is going around... the 'replace Biden' movement is back," a House Democrat told Axios.
A letter circulating among congressional Democrats argues that there is "no legal justification" for an early virtual roll call after Ohio moved its filing deadline past the date of the Democratic convention.
"We respectfully but emphatically request that you cancel any plans for an accelerated 'virtual roll call' and further refrain from any extraordinary procedures that could be perceived as curtailing legitimate debate," it says.
The DNC moved toward a virtual vote before the debate in response to Ohio threatening to not put Biden on the ballot because the party's convention was after their deadline.
Ohio changed the rule, but the DNC has pushed forward — arguing that the legislature could in theory reverse itself."The suggestion that the timeline for the virtual roll call has been accelerated is false," DNC Chair Jaime Harrison said in a statement to Axios.
"The timeline for the virtual roll call process remains on schedule and unchanged from when the DNC made that decision in May."
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I get why they'd want to wrap it up early, but it sure seems like virtual roll call under these circumstances is too cute by half.
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@ThirdPartyTimDemocrat2yrs2Y
Yeah it needs to stay and get amplified by like 500% ASAP; that man needs to be off the ticket today.
@9QZZK292yrs2Y
Like it or not Biden is the president, and the incumbency bias is strong in America. This leaves Biden as the best pick to beat Trump regardless of his health. It is far too late to put up another candidate, and most Democrats care more about beating Trump than putting in a good candidate that won't win.
@PantherBrooklynDemocrat2yrs2Y
His interviews last 2 days have been horrendous
This election has the potential to become a train wreck for Democrats, but it's a slow-moving train wreck where there will be a lot of receipts about who's operating with integrity, courage and the country's best interest in mind.
@BoredNominationDemocrat2yrs2Y
My favorite part, DNC's defense that the legislature could reverse itself. True, but couldn't any state then arbitrarily move up their deadlines?
@WhitingArielGreen2yrs2Y
Good, sorry Joe it’s time to go
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