 Meanwhile, President Biden is facing a political crisis with more calls for him to drop out of the presidential race, though his campaign insists he is and will be the Democratic nominee. Biden has become increasingly isolated in recent days, both politically and now physically, in quarantine after catching COVID this week. Asma Khalid, NPR News. The American Psychiatric Association has found that over 70 percent of respondents are anxious about the U.S. election.