U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Highland Park on Thursday joined the growing number of Democratic officials calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid.
In a news release, Schneider said the time has come “for President Biden to heroically pass the torch to a new generation of leadership to guide us to the future he has enabled and empowered us to pursue.”
Schneider, who represents the North and Northwest suburban 10th District, is the second member of Illinois’ Democratic congressional delegation to call for Biden to drop out of the race against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley of Chicago, who represents the largely suburban 5th District, did so late last week.
By stepping aside now, Biden has a chance to “seal his place in history as one of the greatest leaders our nation, and history, has ever known,” Schneider said.
But if Biden stays in the race, Americans will “be resigned to slog through this election praying we can successfully defend our democracy.”
“I fear if he fails to make the right choice, our democracy will hang in the balance,” Schneider said.
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