Petitions are circulating within the Democratic Party urging President Joe Biden to step aside and let Kamala Harris take over as President of the United States, even after she lost the recent election to Donald Trump. This proposal, led by figures like her former communications director Jamal Simmons, has stirred debate about whether it would be fair to Americans for Harris to assume the presidency despite her defeat in the popular vote. In the recent election, Harris ran against Trump in a contest that polls suggested would be a tight race.
However, Trump ultimately won with a significant margin, earning 312 electoral votes to Harris’s 226, along with a slim popular vote majority of 50.4% compared to Harris's 48%. Trump’s victory was further solidified by Republican control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Why Are Democrats Calling for Biden to Step Down? Even though Trump has been elected, the U.S. Constitution provides a four-month period for the transfer of power, with Trump's inauguration set for January 20.
During this period, some Democrats have raised the idea of Biden resigning to allow Harris to become the country's first female President, even if only for a short time. Simmons publicly suggested that Biden could give Harris this historic moment, sparing her from the responsibility of certifying Trump’s victory as Vice President. Biden originally began the 2024 campaign as the Democratic candidate, but after a difficult first debate with T.