Biden campaigns as more Democrats want him to leave the race

(NewsNation) — Several high-ranking House Democrats told Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries they’d prefer to see President Joe Biden withdraw from the presidential race, sources familiar with the Sunday call told NewsNation.

While most said they would support Vice President Kamala Harris to take over the race, others didn’t name anyone specific to head the Democratic ticket.

In its reporting on the private Zoom call, NewsNation partner The Hill names four lawmakers who “called for Biden to step down: Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., Mark Takano, D-Calif., and Joe Morelle, D-N.Y.

“They were part of the general sentiment that we need to do something else,” one of the sources told The Hill.

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