Also, allegedly at the NAACP convention, right before he left, a reporter for BET asked if there was anything that would make him step down. He replied something to the effect of "a medical issue."
Heh, obviously I can't say I do/did not see some of this coming. Obama will stay out of it. He already has his dogs in play. Update: Hakeem Jeffries just piled on. Joe can't survive this. Pelosi next, if needed. She doesn't like to quickly get involved in these "too old" coups because she wants to continue to hang on way too long herself. Already has.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-democrats-need-a-hero-they-actually-already-have-one-in-mark-kelly The Democrats Need a Hero. They Actually Already Have One
What a sh#t show this is. Joe keeps telling everyone he has made up his mind and he is "not going anywhere." Meanwhile the senior dems keep saying "Only Joe can decide and we are encouraging him to make that decision." Pelosi privately told Biden polls show he cannot win and will take down the House; Biden responded with defensiveness Pelosi has spent the weeks following the debate listening to concerns from her colleagues. Pelosi made waves when she said in an interview last week: “It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run. We’re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short.” https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/politics/nancy-pelosi-biden-conversation/index.html
I didn't think they'd try to take him out before he won, but there you have it. The next thing that happens is that they replace Biden, as I said.