In August of 1974 a handful of Republican leaders visited the White House and told then president Nixon to step down for the sake of the country. 60 years later it’s the Democratic Party leaders turn to visit the White House for the purpose of strongly advising Biden to step aside and allow the nomination of another younger candidate to carry the party’s banner this fall. The stakes are too high to allow Biden and his inner circle alone to make this decision. Others in the party’s leadership and leaders of major social organizations should weigh in on this crucial decision too!

The selection of the presidential candidate shouldn’t be the decision of the White House or Congress or the news media alone. All of them will all have their say for sure. But supporters of the Democratic Party should too. An easy way is to call your Congressional Representatives. The belief that everyone but voters should make the decision is mistaken. It matters who the nominee is, who takes the fight against Trump to the American people this fall. So to be no more than an observer to this crucial decision makes little sense.

At moments like this, sometimes, the best thing to do is to take a deep breath.