Elected Democrats Meeting Sunday To Discuss Keeping Or Dumping Biden

First you have this

‘In denial’: Democrats livid that Biden is digging in

President Joe Biden’s first televised interview since last week’s debate meltdown did little to stop the bleeding.

Members of Congress and top Democratic operatives told POLITICO shortly after Biden’s sit down with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos aired that the president was more energetic and forceful than he was on stage during last week’s showdown with Donald Trump — but it likely won’t be enough to tame the panic.

And many were shocked by the president’s blatant denial about his standing in the race, and his repeated dismissal of his party’s widespread concerns. It’s an approach some Democrats described as “dangerous.”

Did they watch the same softball interview everyone else did?

“He was more animated and made a strong case for what he has done. But the question the debate raised is about his fitness for the next four years, not his performance in the past four years,” said David Axelrod, the longtime Democratic operative who helped lead Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns. “And he simply doesn’t acknowledge that concern. He also is in denial about where he is in this race.”

A House Democrat, granted anonymity to speak candidly, said: “Denial of the problem is not a solution or a path forward to convincing our constituents that he has the capacity or the vision for four more years.”

Could Biden even make it through the next four years if he manages to win? You aren’t better off than you were even during COVID, and you’d darned sure be worse off with a president who’s brain addled and the White House is run by people who weren’t elected. Then we get this

Congressional Democrats plan meetings to discuss Biden’s 2024 prospects

Some key House and Senate Democrats are planning meetings next week where they’re expected to discuss the path forward for President Joe Biden.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., will convene a virtual meeting with Democratic committee ranking members on Sunday, three sources told NBC News. The meeting is expected to focus on President Biden, one of the sources said, as he faces calls to step aside as the party’s nominee.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., meanwhile, is organizing a group of Democratic senators to meet next week to discuss what to do amid concerns about Biden’s electability and the potential for a drag on down-ballot races for the House and Senate, four sources familiar with the outreach told NBC News on Friday. (snip)

The House committee leaders’ meeting, set for 2 p.m. Sunday., is not part of any regularly scheduled gathering of ranking members. It comes a day before House lawmakers are slated to return to Washington following the Fourth of July recess.

You have to know this is going to be an ugly, ugly, nasty meeting, with those who are scared to keep Biden running and those who will back him no matter what. Will anything leak from this meeting? Regardless of the outcome, it sure looks like Biden will refuse to step down. Could they replace him at the convention? That would get ugly, too. If he sticks around, lots of Democrats in competitive races will have to avoid Biden, to even run against him. Not that their policies are any different.

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