candidate josh piro, the state s attorney general. both turned down an invitation from the president citing scheduling conflicts. they are not the only ones, their absence adds to growing list of dem krats putting distance between themselves and the white house. earlier this month abrams claimed a scheduling conflict when biden came to town for voting rights speech. and beto o rourke told the dallas morning news he is not interested in any national politician coming to the state to help decide the outcome of his election, and some are calling this the biden effect, the president s plunging poll numbers become election liability for democrats. franklin and marshall college poll find approval rating dropped 16% at end of october and republicans say it shows democratic party has pushed the american people too far.