Democratic Senator makes stunning admission about Biden sparking 'nervousness' on the 'top of the ticket' in Zoom call with supporters

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By Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter On Capitol Hill, For Dailymail.Com

Published: 19:10 EDT, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 21:21 EDT, 10 July 2024

A Democratic legislator admitted to DailyMail.com that Democrats are 'nervous' astir President Biden negatively impacting down ballot races if he remains astatine nan apical of nan ticket, arsenic his statement grapples pinch doubts astir his wellness and expertise to hit Donald Trump.

After President Joe Biden's atrocious statement capacity astir 2 weeks ago, speculation astir replacing him arsenic nan Democratic statesmanlike campaigner began - and it hasn't slowed.

Some Democrat lawmakers person splintered off, saying they don't judge Biden is nan champion nan statement has to hit erstwhile President Donald Trump. 

So acold astatine slightest 9 House Democrats person publically called connected Biden to retreat from nan race, but location person yet to beryllium immoderate defectors successful nan Senate, astatine slightest not yet. 

In an exclusive video from Tuesday obtained by DailyMail.com, Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown openly admitted to donors that there's 'nervousness' among his colleagues astir nan upcoming election. 

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said location is 'nervousness' successful nan statement astir nan 'national ticket'

Brown of Ohio was discussing really down ballot Democrats will fare travel November pinch Biden astatine nan top. 

He stated that contempt really galore Democrat candidates are 'running up of nan nationalist ticket,' according to nan signaling of a fundraising zoom, it is worrisome to person Biden arsenic nan leader.

The zoom, hosted by San Francisco-based advisor Jon Foster, sought to raise money for respective Senate Democrat campaigns.

The induce indicated money would spell to nan races of Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland, Colin Allred of Texas, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell successful Florida, Elissa Slotkin successful Michigan and Ruben Gallego of Arizona.  

'I've watched each 5 of these races, 1 had a peculiarly reliable superior but each 5 of these candidates person shown awesome accomplishment and cognize really to triumph their races,' Brown said connected nan zoom call. 

'I for illustration group that erstwhile they tally for nan Senate cognize really to triumph and erstwhile we've had really bully years for illustration this is going to be, I spot that.'

Then he mentioned nan ongoing conversations successful Washington, D.C., casting uncertainty connected Biden's expertise to win, which person been ongoing each week. 

'So I cognize that there's immoderate there's immoderate there's immoderate nervousness now,' Brown said. 

'But I look astatine each of these candidates who  are moving up of nan nationalist ticket, each of them, arsenic each nan 5 targeted incumbents are. I cognize that erstwhile we won successful 2020 and took nan Senate aft Ossoff and Warnock, nan first Jewish, nan first achromatic senators from Georgia ever won, we were fresh and we accomplished awesome things.' 

President Joe Biden durng nan invited ceremonial of nan NATO Summit successful Washington, D.C. connected Wednesday

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Cali., (second from right) keeps a consecutive look while ignoring newsman questions aft nan important meeting

The overseas stumbling complete nan party's existent opinionated pinch their presumed nominee highlights Washington Democrat's existent struggle to place whether nan president will shepherd nan statement to triumph successful November aliases implode their chances of beating Trump and maintaining power successful Congress. 

'I've talked to group crossed Ohio. They person morganatic questions astir whether nan president should continue,' Brown said Wednesday.

He has dodged questions astir whether Biden should retreat arsenic nan statement leader.

Tuesday aft a Senate Democrat gathering it was reported that aggregate lawmakers were hesitant astir Biden's chances against Trump. 

Brown and Sens. Michael Bennett of Colorado and Jon Tester of Montana expressed privately successful nan gathering to their colleagues they don't judge nan president tin hit nan erstwhile president. 

But really Democrat lawmakers spell astir dealing pinch their Biden dilemma is yet to beryllium seen. 

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