EAGAN, Minn. – Minnesota Congress member Angie Craig called for President Joe Biden to retire and let someone else carry the Democratic banner in the November election. Craig became the most highly placed Democrat in the state to call on Biden not to run for-election since fumbling a CNN debate with GOP candidate Donald Trump. There also has been a lackluster Biden follow-up interview with George Stephanopoulis on ABC. Craig has been in Congress since 2019. Her MN-2 covers south Twin Cuties suburbs and rural areas to the southwest. MN-3 Congress member Dean Phillips, also a Democrat, earlier campaigned against Biden for the presidential nomination, but his campaign failed to gain traction. About the replacing Biden now, Phillips has been silent. Himself he’s not seeking another term in Congress.
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Craig: “I have great respect for President Biden’s decades of service to our nation and his steadfast commitment to making our country a better place. I’ve worked with the President and members of both parties to pass critical legislation like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS and Science Act. And I was proud to have the President sign my bills into law – capping the cost of insulin at $35/month for seniors, expanding mental health support for police officers and their families, and investing more resources to tackle the fentanyl crisis at the southern border. However, given what I saw and heard from the President during last week’s debate in Atlanta, coupled with the lack of a forceful response from the President himself following that debate, I do not believe that the President can effectively campaign and win against Donald Trump. This is not a decision I’ve come to lightly, but there is simply too much at stake to risk a second Donal Trump presidency.”
Craig. Praised Biden’s uphill success with break-through legislation but says the issue is whether at age 81 he’s out of steam.