From Climate Warehouse
Mark Morano
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4768709-sunrise-movement-climate-change-green-groups-biden-2024
Author: Rachel Frazin
The Sunrise Movement, a progressive, youth-led climate group, is calling on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race as his poor debate performance stokes Democratic anxiety about his ability to defeat former President Trump.
“For young people: Losing this election could change the rest of our lives,” Sunrise Movement executive director Arushini Ajayi said in a written statement.
“Joe Biden's next climate legacy-defining action must be to pass the torch to a new nominee,” Ajayi added.
The announcement appears to make Sunrise the first major climate or environmental advocacy group to publicly call for Biden to step down.
It also represents a rare break with some of the group's top political allies, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont ), both of whom still support Biden despite appeals from Democrats.
More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress have publicly called on Biden to drop out of the race.
The Sunrise Movement has refused to receive formal endorsement from Biden. While the group supports many of the president's climate policies, it says he should go further, including declaring a national climate emergency.
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