Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman reaffirmed his support for President Joe Biden on Monday, and urged other county chairs and elected Democrats to do the same.
“Growing up in Atlantic County, I learned that we don’t abandon our own,” Suleiman said Monday in a news release. “As a family, we stick together and tough it out. That’s why I’m reaffirming my support for President Biden.”
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Since the June 27 debate between Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump, calls for Biden to step aside and allow Democrats to pick a different candidate have grown within the party.
“I am publicly urging our congressional delegation and my fellow County Chairs to reaffirm their support for the Biden-Harris ticket,” Suleiman said. “Let’s show the nation that New Jersey Democrats are united behind Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”
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A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-3rd, said Kim would not comment on whether Biden should stay in the race.
No one from the Cumberland County or Cape May County Democratic organizations immediately returned calls for comment Monday.
Many debate viewers felt Biden is showing signs of his age — 81 — affecting his ability to think quickly and speak clearly, and feared he will lose to Trump, who is 78.
“I’m a first time candidate. I’ll leave those discussions to the experts,” said Joe Salerno, of Lower Township, the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 2nd Congressional District. “I’m focused on defeating Jeff Van Drew.”
Salerno will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Van Drew, R-2nd, in November.
“The corporate media and political elites want to dump President Biden because they’ll benefit from the chaos,” Suleiman said. “Regular folks I talk to outside of the political bubble are sticking with Joe, and so am I.”
President Joe Biden wrote in the letter that “the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it’s time for it to end.”
Biden has repeatedly said he is staying in the race.
He said Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly voted for the Biden-Harris ticket, and the wishes of rank-and-file party members should not be cast away.
In a letter to congressional Democrats, Biden said “the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it’s time for it to end.” He stressed that the party has “one job,” which is to defeat Trump in November.
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