House Democrats circulate letter urging DNC not to rush Biden nomination

• House Democrats are circulating a drafted letter urging the Democratic National Committee to slow down the nomination process of President Joe Biden, which could begin as soon as Sunday.
• As of Tuesday, at least 19 Capitol Hill Democrats had come out publicly to urge Biden to bow out of the race, following his debate fumble against Donald Trump in June.
• Biden's mission to rescue his campaign with a flood of public appearances is competing this week with the turbocharged energy of the Republican National Convention, days after the attempted Trump assassination.

House Democrats are circulating a letter for signatures that urges the Democratic National Committee to slow down its nomination process of President Joe Biden.

The letter asks the DNC to cancel its plan to hold a "virtual roll call" to officially nominate the president. This process could begin as soon as Sunday, weeks ahead of the Democratic convention where the nominee is typically voted on in person.

"Stifling debate and prematurely shutting down any possible change in the Democratic ticket through an unnecessary and unprecedented 'virtual roll call' in the days ahead is a terrible idea," the letter read.

The letter has received over 20 signatures so far, including from Reps. Jared Huffman, D-Ca., Mike Levin, D-Ca. and Susan Wild, D-Pa., two sources told NBC News.

The signers have a diverse range of stances on Biden's reelection bid, the sources said. Levin, for example, has openly called on Biden to bow out of the race while Wild has not yet commented publicly.

The DNC decided to move forward with the virtual roll call approach in May, accelerating the nomination timeline in order to meet the Aug. 7 deadline to get their nominee onto the ballot in Ohio, a