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The Democratic National Committee should drop its expedited plan to nominate Joe Biden before the party’s convention next month, Rep. Lloyd Dogget (D-Texas) said Wednesday.

“Fast-forwarding the nomination process is no way to convince the many unconvinced voters in the growing number of battleground states,” Doggett said in a press release.

Doggett’s statement is significant because even though many House Democrats reportedly oppose the DNC’s plan for a “virtual roll call” this month ahead of the convention in Chicago, few have said so on the record.

The DNC first formulated the plan in May over concerns Biden wouldn’t appear on ballots in Ohio due to a state law requiring parties to set their nominees 90 days before the election. But Ohio lawmakers since changed the law, leading some Democrats to question the virtual roll call plan amid concerns that Biden might not be the best candidate against Donald Trump.

“Short-circuiting the normal Convention process jeopardizes the White House, Senate and House,” Doggett said. “With his gang controlling all branches of government, America is at serious risk of a totally-unleashed Trump. After accomplishing so much for our country, this should not be the legacy for which Joe Biden is remembered.”