Tamie Wilson, the Democratic nominee to represent Ohio's 4th Congressional District, believes her party is in danger with President Biden at the "top of the ticket" in the 2024 race for the White House. (Getty Images I Tamie Wilson for Congress)
"In a race like mine, winning over independent voters is the only path to victory, and I am concerned that the top of the ticket may make that effort more difficult," she said. "The fight to defeat dangerous extremists like Jim Jordan is so important that I am willing to call the question."
Though she respects Biden, Wilson said she believes her party is likely to have better odds in the presidential election if someone like Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, was leading the challenge against Trump.
"I have immense respect for President Biden, and I am thankful for his decades of service, but if the Democrats would choose to pivot, I hope they look toward a candidate like my Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown," she said. "We need Sen. Brown to remain in the Senate, but if Democrats decide to consider their options, we must look to a leader who can identify with voters across the political spectrum."
Speaking with a raspy voice and delivering rambling answers, Biden struggled during many portions of the debate. Several political analysts noted, however, that the president sharpened his answers as the debate progressed.
Biden's uneven and, at times, halting performance grabbed the vast majority of headlines from the debate and sparked a new round of calls from political pundits, publications and some Democrats for the president to step aside as the party's standard-bearer. Top Biden allies have pushed back against such talk as they defended the president and targeted Trump for "lying" throughout the debate.
President Biden and former President Trump took part in a presidential debate in Atlanta June 27, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Wilson, a Columbus native who attended Otterbein University, defeated her primary challenger in March to serve as her party's nominee to represent the state's 4th District in this year's general election. She will face Jordan, the popular nine-term GOP incumbent, Nov. 5.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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