Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) became the second Democrat officeholder this week to say publicly that she believes that President Joe Biden is going to lose against former President Donald Trump this fall.
Perez said during an interview with local media on Tuesday that she could only stomach watching a few minutes of the debate last week because of how poorly Biden performed.
“About 50 million Americans tuned in and watched that debate,” she said. “I was one of them for about five very painful minutes. We all saw what we saw, you can’t undo that, and the truth, I think, is that Biden is going to lose to Trump. I know that’s difficult, but I think the damage has been done by that debate.”
When asked if Biden should step down, Perez responded: “A core tenet of democracy is that you accept the results of an election and the reality is that primary voting has already…
