From left, Reps. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mary Peltola of Alaska and Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico (Getty Images)
The vulnerable Democrats who have traveled to the White House are Reps. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut (18 times), Susan Wild of Pennsylvania (18 times), Emilia Sykes of Ohio (11 times), Mary Peltola of Alaska (10 times), Eric Sorensen of Illinois (nine times), Vicente Gonzalez of Texas (nine times), Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico (eight times), Yadira Caraveo of Colorado (seven times), Andrea Salinas of Oregon (seven times), Marcy Kaptur of Ohio (seven times), Frank Mrvan of Indiana (seven times), Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania (six times), Angie Craig of Minnesota (five times), Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania (five times), Don Davis of North Carolina (four times), and Jared Golden of Maine (two times).
The 16 vulnerable lawmakers – many of whom have sought to put distance between the Biden administration's agenda and their district-specific congressional bids – are all seeking re-election to seats that are currently ranked by the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election analyst, as either "Democrat Toss Up" or "Lean Democrat."
Though she has expressed opposition to parts of the Biden administration's agenda in recent months, Peltola, for instance, has traveled to the White House roughly a dozen times since she joined Congress in September 2022 and previously claimed Biden's "mental acuity is very, very on," describing him as one of the "smartest, sharpest" people she met in D.C.
Asked recently whether she believes Biden is fit to serve as president, Peltola, who's had a handful of small meetings with the president in recent years, told Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "I don’t think there is any benefits to Alaskans weighing in on this issue.… My opinion is irrelevant."
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Peltola, who has endorsed Biden's re-election bid and is seeking re-election in a state that heavily supported former President Trump in the 2020 presidential election, has faced criticism from her GOP challengers for refusing to take a stand against the Biden administration's agenda. Earlier this year, she voted "present" on the Alaska’s Right to Produce Act to roll back some of the 63 executive orders Biden has made against the state's oil and gas economy.
A spokesperson for Peltola's office, told Fox News Digital, "Since Rep. Peltola was elected, she's attended and brought Alaskans to public events at the White House to share unique Alaskan perspectives with decision-makers, but her biggest motivation for going was her successful push for the Willow Project."
"She secured a meeting so she and Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan could advocate for the Willow Project. Because of Rep. Peltola's advocacy, a project that's been in limbo for decades will open hundreds of new oil wells and create good-paying Alaskan jobs. The last private conversation she had with the president was when he phoned to offer condolences shortly after her husband passed away last year in September," the spokesperson added.
Reps. Jared Golden, right, and Don Davis on Capitol Hill on April 30, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Like many of her colleagues, Wild has attended several meetings and events at the White House since 2021. In March, she attended a 12-person meeting with Biden at the White House.
Davis, who has attended at least one small meeting with the president at the White House, has also raised concerns about Biden's electability, saying in a statement this month that if Biden "is going to stay in, he needs to step up."
Other Democrats who have traveled to the White House in recent years to attend meetings and events with Biden, including Hayes, have been silent about the concerns that have been raised by members of their own party.
Hayes, who has traveled to the White House nearly two dozen times in the last three and half years and met with the president in several small gatherings, has been tight-lipped about concerns over whether Biden is fit for office.
Taking aim at Hayes, who previously said she was "not concerned about [Biden's] age," the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) accused the congresswoman of locking "herself in her bunker" and "refusing to outright answer" whether Biden is fit for office.
"Jahana Hayes thinks she can run and hide from Joe Biden but the truth is, she helped enable this massive cover up of Biden’s cognitive decline," NRCC spokesperson Savannah Viar said in a statement. "The question is simple: ‘Does Jahana Hayes think Joe Biden is fit to serve as President?'"
Following his disastrous debate performance against Trump, Biden has repeatedly faced calls from members of his own party and the media to step aside from or withdraw from the 2024 presidential election.
President Biden and former President Trump debate on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (Getty Images)
The situation has plunged the party into crisis and continues to drive a wedge between Biden loyalists and elected officials in swing districts ahead of next month's Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Biden's top campaign aides have been working damage control with major donors, while the White House – and Biden himself – remain adamant he is the right man to lead the party against Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee.
Fox News Digital's Michael Dorgan and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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