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Biden Moves to Shore Up Support as Democratic Unity Cracks – WSJ

By Thomas A. Smith

WASHINGTON President Biden polled allies about what he can do to recapture the support of his party as he scrambled to keep his place at the top of the ticket amid deepening fissures in Democratic unity.

Over the last 48 hours, Biden has called Democratic congressional leaders as well as his biggest allies in Congress, part of an all-hands effort by the president and his senior advisers to reassure lawmakers, boost party morale and convince skeptics that he is capable of serving another four years in office.

Sen. Chris Coons (D., Del.), who spoke to Biden on Tuesday, said in an interview that the president was determined to beat Donald Trump, and was seeking advice and input in light of his debate performance, asking how do you rebuild confidence?

via www.wsj.com