According to Newsmax, Biden will drop out this weekend in a deal brokered by Nancy Pelosi. The WSJ reports “Top Democrats Prepare for Campaign Without Biden”
Biden Exit From WH Race Likely This Weekend
Newsmax reports Biden Exit From WH Race Likely This Weekend
“According to multiple Democratic sources, this is happening all of a sudden,” Halperin told “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE” from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. “Everyone said it would happen gradually and then all at once. And that’s what’s happening. According to my sources, President Biden has agreed to step down as the Democratic nominee. It will happen as early as this weekend.
“A speech has been drafted for him. He will continue on as president. He also will not, I’m told, endorse Vice President [Kamala] Harris as his successor. They’re hoping that he will endorse an open process in which the convention will be open to Vice President Harris and a few other candidates in Chicago to pick the Democratic nominee for president.”
Open Convention
Mark Halperin: “Everyone told me in Bidenworld this would happen gradually, then all at of a sudden. The expectation is Joe Biden will withdraw from the presidential race this weekend as early as Saturday. Most of my sources believe Sunday is more likely. The agreement has been brokered by Nancy Pelosi and others, not endorsing vice president Harris although he is expected to praise her but support an open convention avoiding Kamala coronation.”
Top Democrats Prepare for Campaign Without Biden
The Wall Street Journal reports Top Democrats Prepare for Campaign Without Biden
People close to top Democrats said Thursday that it now appeared it was a matter of when—not if—Biden bows out of the presidential race. In the past day or so, former President Barack Obama has told friends who have called him that Biden’s path to victory is narrow, according to people familiar with the calls.
Senior Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), have indicated to some major donors that they are actively planning next steps should Biden decide to leave the ticket, people familiar with the discussions said. A Schumer spokesperson said that many people have come to the leader with their ideas but that he hasn’t taken action on them.
A detailed report compiled by Democrats showing the president forecast to lose in an Electoral College landslide has sent alarm bells through the party’s leadership and led to renewed calls publicly and privately for the president to drop out.
The data, which was based on voter surveys compiled by Democratic firm Blue Rose Research and viewed by The Wall Street Journal, shows Biden losing not only all the swing states, but also behind or even in New Hampshire, Minnesota, New Mexico, Virginia and Maine. It shows the president leading by only 2.9 percentage points in New Jersey.
A major concern for Democrats up and down the ballot is the fact that half of voters, including 28% of those who backed Biden in 2020 and 52% of swing voters, believe that Democrats in office have been lying about the president’s mental fitness. The report says voters are likely to view Democrats’ defense of Biden as dishonest by a two-to-one margin.
On Wednesday, prominent Wall Street financiers and donors met in Manhattan and discussed not giving more money to any Democratic efforts until Biden ends his candidacy, people familiar with the meeting said.
Donors for the past two weeks, including in recent days, have been telling Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.) and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) that they won’t give or that they won’t raise money for the presidential or for congressional races until Biden drops out, the people said, emphasizing that people are demoralized.
End of the Line for Biden
I never expected Biden had any chance of lasting until the election.
Also, I repeatedly stated the Democratic National Committee (DNC) wanted Biden to hang on long enough for for it to hold an official vote ahead on the live convention starting August 19.
That appears to be the right call, except Biden could not hang on long enough.
The DNC was scheduled to meet July 21, with voting on July 22.
However, Democrat leaders went into open revolt against the early vote and the DNC backed down.
Yesterday, CBS reported DNC says virtual roll call to nominate Biden will happen in August
“No matter what may be reported, our goal is not to fast-track. Our goals are to uphold our tradition of transparency, our commitment to an effective nominating process that delivers a nominee on all state ballots, and ultimately to set our nominees on a path to victory in November,” Daughtry and Walz write.
The letter says the convention rules committee will hold a second meeting next week to adopt rules of a virtual roll call.
If Biden releases his delegates, as rumors now suggest, there will be an open convention, something the DNC was desperate to avoid.
The Black Caucus will howl if Kamala is not the presidential candidate. That’s also something the DNC wants to avoid.
So, here we are. Let’s see what rules the DNC concocts to avoid an open convention and force Kamala onto the ticket.
Biden Seeks Supreme Court Term Limits, Medical Debt Cancellation, Rent Controls
Yesterday, I commented Biden Seeks Supreme Court Term Limits, Medical Debt Cancellation, Rent Controls
Whoever is behind Biden’s campaign has gone completely mad. Is the goal to make Vance and Trump look like centrists?
OK, Biden will be gone. But Democrats are still stuck with Progressive madness.
Addendum – Democrats Prepare for the Biden Coup
The Wall Street Journal reports Democrats Prepare for the Biden Coup
One thing we’ve learned over the years is that Washington Democrats are ruthless when threatened by a loss of power. You almost have to admire their cold-blooded calculation. President Biden is now learning this harsh lesson as the Democratic-media complex organizes to, er, persuade him to withdraw from the presidential race.
So the backstage coup accelerates. First the press learns, somehow, that Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have visited Mr. Biden to deliver the news that he could cost Democrats control of Congress. Neither man denies it when asked.
The press also learns that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a master of political martial arts, delivered the same message to Mr. Biden. On Thursday came word, again leaked to the press, that Barack Obama is likewise concerned about Mr. Biden’s ability to defeat Donald Trump. Et tu, Barack?
Axios now reports that Mr. Biden could make the decision to withdraw as early as this weekend. Mark that story down as another form of pressure on Mr. Biden to stop being so stubborn. If this keeps up, the furniture moving vans might show up at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with the Bidens still living there.
As for the Republicans, a Biden withdrawal will mean a harder race. Democrats will rally around Ms. Harris or some other nominee, and so will the press. Mr. Trump won’t be able to win almost by default. Democrats will get a better standard bearer for their record in office, and if they still lose they won’t have Mr. Biden’s infirmity as an excuse.
Axios
Democrats See “aura of inevitability” around Biden withdrawal
What we’re hearing: “I think it’s over,” said one senior House Democrat, who, like others quoted in this story, was granted anonymity to speak candidly about internal party dynamics.
Between the lines: Several lawmakers said they expect more members of Congress to call for Biden to drop out – at least two as soon as Friday – if he does not step aside.
Driving the news: Biden’s private talks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have all become public in the last 24 hours.
The intrigue: Even some Biden loyalists appear to be losing heart. “I don’t believe President Biden should step aside, but it appears that opinion is being overruled,” Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) told Axios.