Two groups unaffiliated with the DNC that were formed in recent weeks — Delegates are Democracy and Welcome Party — held a webinar Friday with longtime DNC rules and bylaws committee member Elaine Karmack as a special guest, to field questions from delegates and other listeners. Chris Dempsey, founder of Delegates are Democracy, explained that the group's work is meant to inform about the nomination process, and it is not advocating for Mr. Biden to leave the race.
"You can understand the incentives of why it's not being discussed [by the DNC]. They don't want to put this out and undermine the president," he added. "We're trying to fill that gap, which is an understandable gap, but it leaves us all worse off if we don't address it."
Dempsey said over 50 DNC delegates participated and listened to the call Friday, many of them first-time convention attendees. He added that most of those he spoke with support Mr. Biden but were seeking more information "were the president to withdraw from the race."
"This is a group of people that when they first got put forward to be delegates, kind of thought they were going to a party, a celebration," Dempsey said. "And now all of a sudden, they have the weight of democracy on their shoulders potentially."
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