Biden campaign ramping up outreach to lawmakers amid concerns about whether he should stay on the ticket
CBSN
Ahead of a potentially pivotal week on Capitol Hill, the Biden-Harris campaign is stepping up its outreach to lawmakers amid growing calls for President Biden to step down from the ticket. Mr. Biden has personally made 20 calls to congressional members since last month's presidential debate in Atlanta and additional calls are expected, a campaign official confirms to CBS News.
Last week, the White House said the president spoke with several key allies including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders also told Face The Nation Sunday that he had recently spoken with the president.
A memo acquired by CBS News, which was sent to Hill offices by the Biden-Harris campaign, highlights more than a dozen appearances by the president since the debate in "blue wall states," including this weekend's campaign events in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. On Sunday, Mr. Biden spoke at Philadelphia church, stopped by a field office with Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to rally volunteers and joined Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro at a coffee shop in Harrisburg.
