Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who is running for Senate in California, is warning that Democrats will suffer massive losses if President Joe Biden stays in the race.
The New York Times reported Tuesday, “If Mr. Biden remained, not only would he lose to former President Donald J. Trump, he could be enough of a drag on other Democratic candidates that the party would most likely lose the Senate and miss an opportunity to win control of the House, Mr. Schiff said at a fund-raiser in New York.”
According to the paper, Schiff said, “I think if he is our nominee, I think we lose.”
“And we may very, very well lose the Senate and lose our chance to take back the House,” he added.
The Times reports one donor at the event “said he left dejected, believing that Mr. Biden’s chances of winning were now slim and that they should concentrate giving their time and money to down ballot candidates in the hopes of salvaging something for the party.
The paper also pointed out earlier this month that Schiff was not as pessimistic during an interview with NBC News.
At the time, Schiff said Biden would have to win an “overwhelming” victory to defang any claims that the election was stolen. However, he declined to say if he believed Biden could do so.
He also stated, “I think the vice president would be a phenomenal president.”
