Rep. Nadler was among a handful of House Democratic leaders who urged Biden relinquish his spot at the top of the party's ticket during a private call over the weekend.
    • @clearedtolandEnglish
      7•6 months ago

      Yup. The same with Karine’s answers about the President’s health yesterday.

      I think they’re just maneuvering to give themselves room to back away from the remarks, which is standard politics. Comment on the now and then pivot when “new facts” come to light.

      Though I do wonder how much in-fighting there is in the DNC. Maybe it’s Joe who is being stubborn and won’t voluntarily step down so they have to appear united, lest they look like the GOP and their Speaker debacle.

  • @cabron_offsets
    8•6 months ago

    Biden needs to fuck off if we have any hope of winning the swing states, and therefore, preserving the Republic.

    Downvotes won’t change what we all fucking witnessed.

    • @[email protected]
      4•6 months ago

      I dislike his odds too, but if Joe isn’t bowing out, the only option left is a really ugly infight at the convention that miiiight lead to superdelegates coming into play if there’s a contested primary and the first round doesn’t deliver a clear nomination for Joe.

      Biden is too deep on his own “comeback kid” narrative to step down now that the donor class (mostly) got back in line, and the party apparatus sees the reality on the wall. There’s nobody but Joe, unless he wants there to be someone else, and “the lord almighty” hasn’t weighed in on his candidacy yet.

      I just really, really hope that this doesn’t affect downticket races and deliver a divided government in a Biden win, or a Republican majority otherwise. The Senate is a 19:11 seat Rep:Dem contest this cycle, and the rest are tossups.

      • John Richard
        2•6 months ago

        That ugly fight needs to happen or the DNC leadership will be doing the same thing in 4 years.