‘President Should End His Campaign’: Yet Another Dem Senator Comes Out Against Biden

Democratic Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown joined a growing list of Democratic lawmakers Friday in calling for President Joe Biden to step aside as their party’s presidential nominee.

Brown released a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter) detailing how his constituents over the “last few weeks” have expressed their concerns on top ticket issues such as job growth and the ongoing fentanyl crisis. Brown continued to state his party’s attention must “return” to the issues, as he called for Biden to step aside.

“Over the last few weeks, I’ve heard from Ohioans on important issues, such as how to continue to grow jobs in our state, give law enforcement the resources to crack down on fentanyl, protect Social Security and Medicare from cuts, and prevent the ongoing efforts to impose a national abortion ban. These are the issues Ohioans care about and it is my job to keep fighting for them,” Brown wrote.  “I agree with the many Ohioans who have reached out to me. At this critical time, our full attention must return to these important issues. I think the President should end his campaign.”

Calls for Biden to step down from his campaign have grown since his poor debate performance against former President Donald Trump. Post-debate low poll numbers and concerns over the president’s mental fitness ignited the party’s growing chorus to have Biden step aside, as Democratic Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett became the first congressional