{"id":336625,"date":"2024-07-16T12:40:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T10:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=336625"},"modified":"2024-07-16T12:40:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T10:40:34","slug":"progressive-climate-group-sunrise-movement-says-biden-should-pass-the-torch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=336625","title":{"rendered":"Progressive climate group Sunrise Movement says Biden should \u2018pass the torch\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Climate Depot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Marc Morano<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/4768709-sunrise-movement-climate-change-green-groups-biden-2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BY RACHEL FRAZIN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sunrise Movement, a progressive, youth-led climate group, is calling on President Biden to step aside from the 2024 race after his abysmal debate performance spurred Democratic anxiety<\/a> about his ability to beat former President Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo young people: losing this election could alter the rest of our lives,\u201d Sunrise Movement Executive Director Aru Shiney-Ajay said in a written statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJoe Biden\u2019s next climate legacy-defining act must be to pass the torch to a new nominee,\u201d Shiney-Ajay added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement appears to make Sunrise the first major climate or environmental advocacy group to publicly call for Biden to step down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also represents a rare break from some of the group\u2019s top political allies, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), both of whom are backing Biden<\/a> despite calls from other Democrats for him to drop out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress have publicly called on Biden<\/a> to withdraw from the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sunrise Movement has been withholding a formal endorsement from Biden. While the group has backed a number of the president\u2019s climate policies, it has said he should go even further, including by declaring a national climate emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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