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Biden vows to fight on despite rising calls to step aside

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Washington | President Joe Biden vowed on Friday (Saturday AEST) to continue his campaign for reelection even as seven more fellow Democrats in Congress urged him to end his floundering campaign, fearing that it could cost the party dearly in the November 5 election.

More than one in 10 congressional Democrats have now publicly called on the 81-year-old incumbent – who is isolating at his Delaware home with a case of COVID-19 – to drop out, following a disastrous June debate against Republican Donald Trump that raised questions about Mr Biden’s ability to win or to carry out his duties for another four years.

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