Laura Barron-Lopez:
President Biden praised the vice president. He called her a partner, a public servant, said that she gave — quote — “her whole heart” to the effort and that she and her campaign should be proud of what they did.
But to your question, Amna, yes, in short, a lot of the Democrats that I talked to believe that the president bears responsibility and that he had talked about being a bridge president, but his decision to run for reelection, ultimately, they think harm to the party.
One Democratic lawmaker I spoke to today said Democrats also have to talk about their role and the fact that Democrats and other leaders in the party should have maybe said something to President Biden earlier, trying to push him out potentially to make way for a new candidate. Those close to Biden defend his choices ultimately and say that he was the only Democrat so far to have beaten Donald Trump.
