 Fear, best as you can tell. They were scared of ticking off the president and his team, of going against the Democratic establishment, of sticking their necks out. That fear was not entirely unreasonable. Michigan Congresswoman Hillary Sculpin was kicked out of a Democratic Party planning meeting to coordinate get-out-the-vote efforts because, Politico reported, the Michigan State Democratic Party didn't like the fact that she called on President Biden to step down.