Keller: Fear Factor May Be Helping Biden Hold The Line With Democrats

By Jon Keller, CBS Boston

July 10, 2024

BOSTON - Two big meetings were held in Washington Tuesday as House and Senate Democrats gathered separately to talk about President Biden and the future his candidacy.        Before and after the meetings, most of them are publicly supporting the president.

"Was there more people saying Biden should step down or more people saying he should stay?" a reporter asked Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, a key Biden ally.        Clyburn laughed. "We're ridin' with Biden," he said

Others less aligned with Biden, like left-wing Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, were notably more circumspect. "I'm listening to my colleagues and I'm listening to my constituents," she said.

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