Posted on 07/18/2024 7:07:05 PM PDT by TomServo
Several people close to President Biden said on Thursday that they believe he has begun to accept the idea that he may not be able to win in November and may have to drop out of the race, bowing to the growing demands of many anxious members of his party.
One of the people close to him warned that the president had not yet made up his mind to leave the race after three weeks of insisting that almost nothing would drive him out. But another said that “reality is setting in,” and that it would not be a surprise if Mr. Biden made an announcement soon endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement.
This account is based on interviews with four people close to the president, all of whom described the situation as extremely delicate and spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid offending the president. Mr. Biden remained in isolation at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., after being diagnosed with Covid on Wednesday.
Many other Democrats more distant from the White House said expectations were rising within the party that the president would soon relent, a shift from just days ago when many were in despair about changing his mind. But there was also caution about reading signs from a president with an exceedingly small circle of confidants.
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Yep! The internal party coup is nearly complete!
There is no reason for him to drop out.
The Trump lead is in the MOE, and Biden has not yet even had his convention.
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT HIS COGNITION IS. The Trump haters are a huge number and they don’t care a bit about Biden.
The only real problem for the Dems is the 2020 Biden lead of 4.5% (the final polls were 7.5%) has been erased, and of course that hits the battlegrounds.
But that is not a Biden issue. The only thing going on here is inflation and the people objecting to the prosecutions. A new candidate doesn’t affect those at all. Biden does not trail because he is less charismatic. He trails because of the prosecutions — as would any replacement.
And so — there is NO reason for him to withdraw. It will not matter.
The hemlock puddin-cup.
Lol—the guy is deeply senile.
You can’t analyze your way out of that.
He does not even know what planet he is on!
“The Whispering Campaign” is in full force tonight!
How I utterly despise the media. Evil scum.
The perpetual lie machine, biden, HAS NO FUNCTIONING BRAIN. LOL!
You must accept that leftists lie...chronically. You should believe nothing they say. This will calm your soul.
Because she is an Ed.D. No one likes an Ed.D. That is even true for viruses.
If Obammy, Pelousy, and Chuckie all want Plugs out of the race ... I hope Jojo stays in.
I still don’t undersand how a person can be determined too ill to do a job he is asking to continue yet he is still allowed to do it for the present.
wy69
I know...
biden is on planet LOSER.
Correct—In the real world outside the Swamp Biden would be determined to be non compos mentis—which means he would be prohibited from signing any legal documents of any kind—immediately.
I’m waiting for rumors that Jill Biden is telling Joe to quit before I believe these stories. Anyways the stories I heard is that the Biden campaign is trying to determine how Kamala would fare against Trump. Unless Biden’s own paid poll tells Biden that Kamala would beat Trump, I think Joe remains in the race.
It’s Jill who has to accept it.
I think many in the "internal party" have their phones on "eternal ignore." It's a very solid fact that those snobby, self-important folks on the Left hate to be embarrassed, and -- oh, my! -- are these trailer park Bidens embarrassing them.
Yes, I want Joe to stick to the Dems like toilet paper sticking to their shoes.
He can’t step down without Dr. Jill’s help. He might hurt himself.
No, Joe! Fight! Fight! Fight!D
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