Axios reported Thursday that top Democrats on the Hill are now convinced President Biden will step away from his 2024 presidential re-election effort.
Former Speake of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have privately been pressuring the POTUS amid donor concerns and plummeting polls.
Former President Barack Obama has also been speaking with allies about Joe’s dwindling chances.
From Axios:
Behind the scenes: The private message, distilled to its bluntest form: The top leaders of his party, his friends and key donors believe he can’t win, can’t change public perceptions of his age and acuity, and can’t deliver congressional majorities.
The president is being told that if he stays in, former President Trump could win in a landslide and wipe away Biden’s legacy and Democrats’ hopes in November.
State of play: The pressure to step aside as a candidate has been rising to intolerable levels, especially over the past few days.
Democrats fully expect polls after the Republican National Convention to show a possible blowout that could bring down Democrats in Congress, too.
“His choice is to be one of history’s heroes, or to be sure of the fact that there’ll never be a Biden presidential library,” one of the president’s close friends told us. “I pray that he does the right thing. He’s headed that way.”
This story is developing…
Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, Jeffries… they all want Biden out and Obama’s been mostly absent from the campaign trail for about a month.
So who’s Kamala’s VP pick?
Behind the Curtain: Top Dems now believe Biden will exit https://t.co/cIw5XWbbpx
— Kenny Webster (@KennethRWebster) July 18, 2024
