The left is saying “It’s time to go, Joe.”
“I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president.” LBJ’s Address to the Nation – 1968
As the shock from President Joe Biden’s debate performance begins to sink in, his most stalwart supporters are hoping that he will echo Lyndon Baines Johnson’s address to the nation in 1968. Many prominent names on the progressive left are openly making the case for Mr. Biden to step aside. Here are a few excerpts:
The New York Times Editorial Board: “… the greatest public service Mr. Biden can now perform is to announce that he will not continue to run for re-election.
“Democrats who have deferred to Mr. Biden must now find the courage to speak plain truths to the party’s leader. The confidants and aides who have…
