Staff Reports
Joe Biden’s trip to Nevada hit a speed bump when, just as he announced he’d drop out of the race due to a medical emergency, he conveniently tested positive for COVID. The beleaguered president is heading back to his Delaware hideaway, likely to dodge the glaring spotlight as his party urges him to take a final bow. One can’t help but notice the curious timing of both events. What a coincidence, indeed.
The Democratic Party’s conga line of chaos is more entertaining than a Netflix series. The planned virtual roll call to cement Biden’s nomination has been put on ice. It seems the delegates need more time to pledge their undying or not-so-undying support. Meanwhile, Biden’s phone lines are buzzing, but it’s not fan mail; his team is desperately trying to assess who’s still in his corner. House Democrats are dropping subtle hints—okay, not so subtle—that Biden should consider handing over the keys sooner rather than later. Even Adam Schiff has joined the chorus.
Breaking: Schumer went to Biden's house and asked him to step down.
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As if that weren’t juicy enough, gossip is swirling that Nancy Pelosi has her fingerprints all over this drama right after some folks were distracted by the attempted assassination of Trump. It’s like she shelved her grand plans momentarily, only to bring them back with a vengeance once the distraction passed. Chuck Schumer has reportedly had a heartfelt (or harsh, depending on whom you ask) chat with Biden about the bleak outlook for 2024, and Hakeem Jeffries has also piped up, reflecting the sentiment of a frazzled caucus.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, ever the puppet master, is reported to have had a sit-down with Biden last week in Delaware to tell him to pack it up basically. With Biden’s chances looking worse than a snowball in Texas, Schumer decided to stage an intervention. Now, even CNN is reporting Biden’s internal monologue, which has evolved from questioning Kamala Harris’s electability to wondering if she could actually pull it off. It sounds like the Biden camp’s holding a fire sale on optimism.
Even the media vultures are circling, with ABC’s Jonathan Karl and CNN’s Jeff Zeleny piling on the narrative that Biden’s own party is more than ready to send him packing. The Democrats are now toying with the idea of an open convention, imagining it will somehow electrify the base. Spoiler alert: It’s more likely to resemble a circus. The upper echelons of the Democratic Party are handling Biden with all the delicacy of a bull in a china shop.
So, is this the grand unravelling of the Democratic Party right before our eyes? With insiders and advisers leaking like a sieve and party heavyweights nudging Biden toward the exit, the spectacle is only getting more entertaining. As this soap opera continues, one thing is clear: The Democrats are having their moment of reckoning, and it’s a doozy.
