Georgians play big part in post-debate Biden rescue effort

State Rep. Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian American legislator, said Biden’s support for Israel’s war with Hamas has left many young voters “incredibly disillusioned” and that it was “insulting to pretend this isn’t a big deal.”

“My only hope is that down-ballot races like mine can turn around the current trend of incredibly low turnout since it’s clear many would rather dig in their heels than do the hard work of course correcting,” the Gwinnett County Democrat said.

And former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, who represented a suburban Atlanta district for one term before being ousted by McBath, said the debate proved Biden doesn’t have “the mental or physical stamina” to serve another four years.

“It’s no one’s fault, and it’s not fair. But life isn’t fair,” the moderate Democrat wrote in an op-ed piece. “And the best path forward is an intentional and organized process to select another Democratic nominee to beat Trump.”

Biden, of course, is showing no signs of abandoning the race. His family and inner circle have urged him to fight on, as have most of the party’s elite. Johnson, the strategist who was a key deputy in Barack Obama’s campaigns, said he expects party loyalists to do the same.

If Biden’s “biggest weakness” is his age, Johnson said, then voters should take a hard look at Trump's vulnerabilities, including a May felony conviction on hush money charges that cemented the Republican as a “convicted felon, liar and con man.”

“Biden has served this country faithfully for his entire life while Trump has only served himself,” Johnson added. “If Biden believes he can win this race and serve another four years, then I believe it, too.”

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(Staff writer Ernie Suggs contributed to this article.)

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