Posted on 07/18/2024 12:28:31 PM PDT by TomServo
REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware — President Joe Biden’s reelection bid appeared to be nearing the point of collapse on Thursday, amid a cascade of warnings from the Democratic Party’s top leaders that they have lost confidence in his candidacy.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi each told Biden in separate meetings over the last week that he should reconsider his reelection run or risk losing and dragging the rest of the party down with him. Schumer was “pretty harsh” in his conversation with Biden, said one senior Hill Democrat briefed on the discussion.
Rep. Adam Schiff, the likely next senator from California who is close with Pelosi, became the 20th House Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step aside amid “serious concerns” about whether he can beat former President Donald Trump.
And House Democrats, party operatives and former administration officials who want Biden to step aside expressed growing optimism that the intensifying pressure campaign would finally crack the shell of defensiveness, denial and unwavering determination constructed around Biden — and that he and his most loyal aides may be starting to listen, said three people familiar with private conversations who were granted anonymity to describe them. Others viewed the leaks of the days-old conversations as a sign the petitioners have grown impatient.
“This is an absolute debacle,” said one senior Democratic official who is close to congressional leadership. “Only amateurs see a path. The red is mushrooming all across the map.”
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The totally nonsensical word salad.
Don’t you believe it.
This ain’t over till it’s over.
What annoys the bejeezus out of me is all these conservative commentators telling the Democrats what it is they're doing wrong all the time. Didn't they ever hear of Napoleons maxim "Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake''?
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