Third House Democrat says Biden should bow out of presidential race

Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) on Thursday became the third House Democrat to publicly call on President Biden to step out of the presidential race after a weak debate performance last week that left his allies shaken.

“President Biden has done enormous service to our country, but now is the time for him to follow in one of our founding father, George Washington's, footsteps and step aside to let new leaders rise up and run against [former President Trump]," Moulton said on Boston-area radio station WBUR Thursday. 

Moulton, who competed against Biden for the 2020 presidential nomination, had said Wednesday that his party should look into “all viable options,” as questions swirl around Biden being able to remain at the top of the Democratic ticket.

“When your current strategy isn’t working, it’s rarely the right decision to double down. President Biden is not going to get younger,” Moulton said in a statement Wednesday.

The White House was insistent Wednesday that Biden is not leaving the presidential race, and party leaders have publicly backed him. Biden