With promise to mobilize voters, Georgia’s Black faith leaders pledge to support Biden

ATLANTA – Prominent African-American faith leaders gathered at the Georgia Capitol Thursday to support President Joe Biden’s re-election bid amid a growing chorus that he should step aside because of his age. The group’s news conference came two weeks after Democrat Biden’s poor performance in a nationally televised debate with presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in Atlanta produced a storm of calls for Biden to abandon his quest for a second term. An increasing number of Democrats in Congress are publicly urging Biden to step aside, likely in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris. But Democrats in Georgia’s congressional delegation are sticking with the president, as are the state’s African-American faith leaders. More:Several new laws took effect in Georgia on July 1. Find them here. “Instead of talking about how old he is, why don’t you talk about how much he’s accomplished?” said Georgia AME Bishop Reginald Jackson, taking aim at the intense coverage the news media has given since the June 27 debate to doubts over Biden’s fitness to continue as president. “His record speaks louder than his (debate) performance.” “We cannot judge a man based on one night,” the Rev. Timothy McDonald added. Jackson went on to praise...