The 15 House and Senate Democrats who say Biden needs to step aside

Despite attempting to dig himself out of the political crisis that has engulfed him since his debate debacle, Joe Biden appears to become more entrenched with every swipe of the shovel.

Fourteen House Democrats and one Senator have so far called on the president to drop out of the race for the White House, as of Thursday — with others privately expressing their doubts he can continue as the party’s candidate.

At least 19 further current and former senior party members have publicly raised doubts over whether the 81-year-old could defeat Donald Trump come November due to his perceived cognitive decline.

And on July 11, Vermont’s Peter Welch became the first Democratic senator to call for Joe Biden to step down, saying that the stakes “could not be higher.”

While embattled, Biden has continued to stake his claim for office, making a string of public appearances to make the case he is still fit to be commander-in-chief.

Congressional Democrats received a two-page letter from the president on July 8 with Biden declaring that he is “firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump.”

It follows six senior House Democrats telling House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries – off the record – that they are calling on the president to step down during a two-hour call on Sunday in Washington.

This list, three sources told CNN, included Reps Jerry Nadler, Adam Smith, Mark Takano, Joseph Morelle, Susans Wild, and Jim Hines. “It was pretty brutal,” a senior aide told the outlet.

Later on Monday, Smith told CNN’s Jake Tapper that Biden “should step aside.”

The consensus among those opposed to Biden remaining on November’s ballot seems to be that the party would be in better hands with