"While the decision to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden's alone, I believe it is in the best interests of our country for him to step aside," Sen. Martin Heinrich, New Mexico Democrat, said Friday.
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"By passing the torch, he would secure his legacy as one of our nation's greatest leaders and allow us to unite behind a candidate who can best defeat Donald Trump and safeguard the future of our democracy," he said.
More congressional Democrats call on Biden to drop out and 'pass the torch' to new candidate
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