NPR is keeping track of on-the-record Dem supporters, step-downers, and expressed concerners. Today’s list of supporters grew a whopping 17 names, up from 9 on Friday:
Backed Biden (26):
Sen. Richard Blumenthal* (Connecticut) — July 8
Sen. Chuck Schumer* (New York) — July 8
Sen. Mark Kelly* (Arizona) — July 8
Rep. Ilhan Omar* (Minnesota) — July 8
Rep. Jan Schakowsky* (Illinois) — July 8
Rep. Nanette Barragán* (California) — July 8
Rep. Bennie Thompson* (Mississippi) — July 8
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada) — July 8
Rep. Grace Meng (New York) — July 8
Rep. Steven Horsford (Nevada) — July 8
Rep. Frederica Wilson (Florida) — July 7
Rep. Adriano Espaillat* (New York) — July 7
Rep. Don Beyer (Virginia) — July 7
Sen. Alex Padilla (California) — July 7
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) — July 7
Sen. Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire) — July 5
Sen. John Fetterman (Pennsylvania) — July 5
Sen. Chris Coons (Delaware) — July 5
Gov. Kathy Hochul (New York) — July 4
Gov. Tim Walz (Minnesota) — July 4
Gov. Wes Moore (Maryland) — July 4
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan) — July 3
Gov. Gavin Newsom (California) — July 3
Rep. John Garamendi (California) — July 3
Rep. Haley Stevens (Michigan) — July 2
Sen. Raphael Warnock (Georgia) — June 30
So even though NPR news hosts keep leading off with dumb teasers like concern about Biden is growing, in fact, their own reporting shows that it isn’t: the step-downer list is the same as yesterday, with the latest four now accompanied by asterisks saying confirmed to NPR reporters, or in other words, nothing they’d care to stand by.
