Bay Area lawmaker weighs in on Biden’s future as calls to drop out grow [Video]

Will he or won’t he stay in the race?

That’s the question many Americans are asking after President Joe Biden’s recent debate performance which he calls “a bad episode.”

“If, all of a sudden, I show up to the democratic convention and someone says they want someone else, that’s the democratic process,” Biden said in a rare press conference on July 11, “It’s not going to happen.”

KTVU political analyst Brian Sobel believes it’s inevitable that Biden will drop out.

“The dems, they have a big problem,” Sobel said. “Their standard-bearer is not in a position, it appears, to be able to carry out a vigorous campaign.”

An Associated Press poll out this week shows nearly two-thirds of Americans have lost confidence in Biden’s mental ability to serve effectively, but Bay Area Congressional representative John Garamendi, who represents the eighth congressional district, stands with Biden and believes he can still beat Donald Trump in November.

“Even though President Biden seems to be physically weaker, he’s much more attuned to …