Out-in-the-open infighting between Democratic lawmakers on the question of whether President Biden be pressured to drop from the presidential race undoubtedly are triggering ulcers among those who fear a second Trump administration. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is the latest to call on Biden to step down from the race, saying he has "serious concerns" the president can't win re-election, the Los Angeles Times reports.

On the other hand, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) last weekend wrote an op-ed for The New York Times saying he supports Biden staying in the race. He told The New Yorker he does not think Biden would serve a full four years if re-elected, however. Sanders called on the media to stop focusing on Biden's age and cognitive abilities.

"What the media should be doing, in my view, is focussing on the contrast between Joe Biden, what his record is and what his vision is for the future, not just what happened in a debate," Sanders told the magazine.

It should be kept in mind that Democratic lawmakers' calls for Biden to step down will seem amplified during a week in which the cheers for Donald J. Trump are loudest.

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Talk of “unity” coming from both parties after Donald J. Trump survived an assassination attempt was almost jarring, Sunday. As Trump said he would rewrite his Republican National Convention speech, President Biden took to the Resolute Desk for a six-minute Oval Office speech in which he made an argument to “lower the temperature.”

“There is no place in America for this kind of violence, for any violence, ever. Period. No exceptions,” Biden said. “We can’t allow this violence to be normalized.”

What do you think? Is this possible in the three-and-a-half months before the presidential election? 

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