It’s Weekend at Bernie’s in the Democrat Party. Joe Biden has decided he isn’t going anywhere and that he and his inner circle are going to push on and resist calls for him to drop out.
According to Axios, their “biggest argument will be that Biden won the Democratic primaries overwhelmingly, and that result is final”
Here’s more:
A massive political, PR and personal campaign is underway to reject calls for President Biden to drop his re-election race — and rally Democrats to move on from public debate about age and his future, top officials tell us.
Biden has zero interest in stepping aside — and First Lady Jill Biden and key family members and friends agree, according to people who talk regularly with them.
Biden, who has ducked tough interviews and avoided no-holds-barred press conferences, is now considering both. Look for a town hall or big one-on-one interview this month.
During a family gathering at Camp David on Sunday, Biden family members, including Hunter, went through with a long-scheduled session with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. The Bidens insisted the president stay in the race, we’re told by people close to them.
“They’re all-in, and want him to stay in,” a Biden source told us, adding that the campaign is “charging ahead.”
One bad night…
Biden’s inner circle argues that one bad night of a scratchy voice and a few mangled answers doesn’t warrant ending it all. So they’re unleashing the full power of the White House and top Democrats to resist the loud calls for him to give up the race.
The biggest argument will be that Biden won the Democratic primaries overwhelmingly, and that result is final.
“You guys don’t get to decide,” a source close to Biden said, referring to high-profile Democrats now second-guessing Biden as nominee. “That’s not how this works. We don’t have smoke-filled rooms.”
“They just have to cool down,” the source added. “We live in a democracy, at least for now.”
Just one bad night??? We’ve been watching Joe Biden for the last five years trip over his words and spew nonsensical statements on a near-daily basis. This isn’t just one bad night. It’s his entire presidency and his campaign for president then and now.
Also, what about the donors? How is this strategy of more tough interviews and no-holds-barred press conferences going to make them have faith in Biden again? Are they only going to do these between 10am and 4pm? The donors all saw what we saw at the debate. That’s the real Biden and they all know it.