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A new moment for Biden? One Democratic adviser says: ‘He’s being receptive’
https://www.cnn.com/ ^ | 7/17/2024 | Jeff Zeleny

Posted on 07/17/2024 6:02:56 PM PDT by bitt

As President Joe Biden flies back to Delaware from Las Vegas on Wednesday night, cutting his trip short after testing positive for Covid-19, he faces one of the most momentous decisions of his long political life: Should he heed the rising calls from his fellow Democrats to extinguish his bid for reelection?

For Biden, is it a new moment?

Even though anger and panic have been steadily rising inside the Democratic Party for nearly three weeks, after the president’s alarming debate performance in Atlanta, the White House and the Biden campaign are in a new place, multiple Democratic officials told CNN.

“The private conversations with the Hill are continuing,” a senior Democratic adviser told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid alienating the campaign and the White House. “He’s being receptive. Not as defiant as he is publicly.”

“He’s gone from saying, ‘Kamala can’t win,’ to ‘Do you think Kamala can win? “ the adviser said. “It’s still unclear where he’s going to land but seems to be listening.

The comments come at a crucial time for the Biden campaign. ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reported earlier Wednesday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Biden on Saturday that it would be best if Biden bowed out of the presidential race.

In a statement responding to the ABC News reporting, a Schumer spokesperson said, “Unless ABC’s source is Senator Chuck Schumer or President Joe Biden the reporting is idle speculation. Leader Schumer conveyed the views of his caucus directly to President Biden on Saturday.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; brainlessjoebiden; chuckschumer; clintonnonnews; cnn; cognitivedecline; covid19; jeffzeleny; jonathankarl; newyork; upchuckschumer
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1 posted on 07/17/2024 6:02:56 PM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 07/17/2024 6:03:11 PM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: bitt

I’m not sure I want to hear about Biden’s ‘movements’!


3 posted on 07/17/2024 6:05:06 PM PDT by mkmensinger
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To: bitt
The internal polls are frightening the Democrats. They will get Biden out of the race by hook or by crook.

The "COVID" tonight is the pretext. They are setting the stage for Kamala and/or Gruesome Newsom.

4 posted on 07/17/2024 6:06:13 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (7,234,971 Truth | 87,532,095 Twitter)
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To: mkmensinger

Oops! Not movements, moments.


5 posted on 07/17/2024 6:06:20 PM PDT by mkmensinger
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He said previously he’d step down if he had medical issues. Lo and behold! he now has Covid. Coincidence???


6 posted on 07/17/2024 6:07:09 PM PDT by BipolarBob (First I was called a big fat lair and then showed a certain Lake of Respect.)
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To: bitt
after testing positive for Covid-19

Also tested positive: a cocktail napkin, a can of Pepsi, and one of the tires on Air Force One.

7 posted on 07/17/2024 6:07:21 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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To: bitt

The fact that the media is pushing this effort very hard from the moment the debate ended has me wondering exactly who is the actual “entity” leading the left.

Sometimes it does seem like our media is the entity who is the driving force behind destroying our Republic.


8 posted on 07/17/2024 6:08:30 PM PDT by Pox (Eff You China. Buy American!)
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Hmm...item 1 - Story: CoVid Rates Skyrocket in Seven States. Item 2 - "I might step aside if I have a medical condition." Item 3 - "Oh, Dementia Joe's got CoVid."

What an amazing coincidence!

9 posted on 07/17/2024 6:11:35 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: bitt

Good bye, Joe. We hardly knew ya.


10 posted on 07/17/2024 6:12:14 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Please no Newscum.


11 posted on 07/17/2024 6:15:06 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: bitt

This is about delaying the announcement of Newsom until it’s too late for good oppo research, and that’s all it’s about.

And when poor Biden is finally kicked to the curb, all the FJB retards will be so busy celebrating they will forget to vote.


12 posted on 07/17/2024 6:17:53 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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13 posted on 07/17/2024 6:19:41 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: bitt
The Stupid Party needs to stand rock solid on the qualifications to substitute candidates in each of the states elections.
If Jopedo can't be replaced on a ballot in a state for whatever reason, the republicans can't pizz around and say “what the hell, you can add somebody”.
Make them live the same rules they'd use to clobber the republicans.
14 posted on 07/17/2024 6:20:20 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: SamAdams76

Newsom/Whitmer.

As I have been saying since Christmas 2022.


15 posted on 07/17/2024 6:20:29 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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To: bitt

It’s all about the money, and immunity, so here’s how I’d see if I were Biden. He cannot be forced out because, ultimately, he has the delegates and the rules behind him. But, if he does not win, he loses both his campaign money and any prospect of immunity. However, if he makes a deal with the Democrats and their new candidate does not beat Trump, again, he loses both. Ironically, since the odds favor Trump no matter who replaces him, Biden’s smartest option is to cut his deal with the Republicans: I stay in the race and you agree not to prosecute me or my family. If that does happen, no one will ever know it.


16 posted on 07/17/2024 6:21:42 PM PDT by PUGACHEV
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To: mkmensinger

No, no. You were right the first time. Biden’s movements are always pushing BS. And promoting t*rds.


17 posted on 07/17/2024 6:23:30 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (Method, motive, and opportunity: No morals, shear madness and hatred by those who cheat.)
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To: Jim Noble

Not sure how they can do away with Kamala however. Even though she’s dumb as a bag of hammers, the Democrat black base will be put off to see her dumped for a couple of white people.


18 posted on 07/17/2024 6:36:10 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (7,234,971 Truth | 87,532,095 Twitter)
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To: PUGACHEV

Nailed it .But if I were Trump, I’d only agree if Joe spills the beans on Obama and Hillary.


19 posted on 07/17/2024 6:40:55 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: SamAdams76

If joe goes then kammy gets the money to run on.


20 posted on 07/17/2024 6:50:03 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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