Fewer people voted in the primaries this year than in 2020, and Biden ran virtually unopposed within those contests.
President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for president in 2024, argued earlier this week that calls for him to step down from the ticket and allow someone else to run as the Democratic candidate are improper, vaguely citing “democracy.” Calls for Biden’s departure from the top of the ticket intensified after his poor debate performance against GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump in late June.
