A writer for The Atlantic has joined a growing list of pundits and media outlets calling for President Joe Biden to resign so that a more viable candidate can take his place.

“Joe Biden must resign the presidency. The last person to do so was Richard Nixon, who left in disgrace after abusing the powers of his office. Nixon had to resign because he led an assault on American democracy. Biden must resign for the opposite reason: to give American democracy its best chance of surviving,” staff writer Adam Serwer wrote in an opinion piece published Wednesday.

Last Thursday night, Biden and former President Donald Trump squared off on CNN in the first of two televised debates. The overwhelming consensus was that Biden appeared frail and confused for much of the debate, which led to a widespread call among Democratic lawmakers and liberal pundits for Biden to pull out of the race.

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