WASHINGTON – The nation’s Democratic governors are wholly backing the re-election of Joe Biden as president even after his stumbling last week in a debate with GOP nominee-select Donald Trump. That was the message of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, chair of the Democratic Governors Association. Emerging from a White House meeting with Biden, Walz declared him “fit for office.” Walz praised Biden’s record as president: “None of us are denying Thursday night was a bad performance. But it doesn’t impact what I believe — he’s delivering.” With Walz at the White House meeting were several leading Democratic governors. Among them: L J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gavin Newsom of California, and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. Some Democratic governors participated through video-conferencing.
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Walz: “He has had our backs through CoVid, through all of the recovery, all the things that have happened. The governors have his back. We’re working together. Just to make very, very clear on that: A path to victory in November is the Number One priority. And that’s the Number One priority of the President.”