Congresswoman Maxine Waters Breaks Media Story That Democrats Are Abandoning Biden

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said House Democrats aren't really divided, and that only 9 of the 213 members want Biden to drop out.

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Waters said on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show.

Well, yeah, I can't tell you much. You know, you've stated that, but I want you to know that, you know, I'm not going to talk about what happened in the meeting, but I want to tell you how strongly I feel about supporting Biden. How do I believe this Democratic Party will eventually come together? We don't have that many members we're talking about, he has to go. Don't forget there are 213 Democrats and you're talking about nine members and I don't think we have a long way to go. Uh, we're not really divided, so I hope and I believe that we're going to be fine, and I believe that Biden is qualified and capable to be and continue to be the president of the United States of America. And so I'm going to speak loud and clear, and I'm going to hit the road and go into communities and tell the story of what he's done and how he's done so much since he's been President. United States of America.

Rep. Waters was right. The media spent last weekend promising that the floodgates of opposition to President Biden would open when members of Congress returned to the Capitol, and that hasn't happened. So far, there are 9 House Democrats saying Biden should go. That's nine out of two hundred and thirteen. It's not exactly a wave of backlash against President Biden.

If Biden reassures nervous members of the Hill, he will be fine. The Democratic Party will rally around him, and Democrats can get back to defeating Donald Trump.

The media seems to have overwhelmed the opposition to Biden continuing to run for the Democratic nomination.

Jason is the managing editor. She is also the White House Press Center and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in Political Science. Her graduate work focused on public policy, specializing in social reform movements.

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