As the saying goes, the beat goes on, and the beat among national Democrats these days has been “Joe’s Gotta Go.” Last week’s debate debacle has turbocharged efforts to get the befuddled president to at least abandon his campaign if not resign outright; on Wednesday, a group of prominent business leaders joined the call.
Leadership Now Project, a coalition of 400 politically active current and retired executives who mostly but not entirely lean left, issued a statement on Wednesday urging Mr. Biden to “pass the torch of this year’s presidential nomination to the next generation of highly capable Democrats.”
The statement is unsigned, but Daniella Ballou-Aares, the group’s founder and chief executive, said that it was supported by an overwhelming majority of the members of Leadership Now Project.
The membership includes Jeni Britton Bauer, the founder of Jeni’s Famous Ice…
