WASHINGTON – Congress member Betty McCollum, from Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District, called on President Joe Biden to withdraw his bid for re-election. McCollum, like Biden a Democrat, cited the President’s lackluster debate performance in Jine and a “lack of forceful response.” McCollum joined fellow Democrat Angie Craig, from another Metro area Congressional district, in recommending a shuffle in the top of the party’s November ticket. McCollum went further, saying Vice Presdodent Kamala Harris shiuld head a reivsed ticket. She also said a solid vice presidential candidate would be Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
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McCollum: “Vice President Harris will need a strong Midwestern running mate, and I encourage her and the Democratic delegates to consider a successful leader who has been a teacher, soldier, football coach, former member of Congress, and a proven winner — Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz.”
McCollum. In Congress since 2021. Her Mn-4 includes St. Paul and northern and eastern suburbs.