RedDenver
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Doesn't matter that Dems either in the circle or outside of it think Biden should drop out. It only matters if he gives a better chance of beating Trump than another candidate. If the party leaders didn't want Biden because he's old, they should have ran a primary. They stupidly didn't, so there's no one to blame but themselves.Easy to blame the politicos, but they are also meeting privately with Biden and coming away more concerned and a bit angry at Biden's inner circle for keeping him in a bubble about the realities on the ground. And it turns out many of the alternative names are polling at least couple points better than Joe. Not sure where you get your confidence that it's still a coin flip between Biden and Trump, or that voter interest in replacing Biden is just click bait. 65% of Democrats now think Biden should step aside.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4777452-democrats-biden-drop-out-ap-poll-trump-assassination-attempt/
Just watching Joe walking and interacting these days is a red flag. I think we all have to be honest about that. The nightmare scenario is spending the next four months watching it get worse, unable to do anything about it. Some might claim the media is being unfair catching every Biden stumble and gaffe, but it's not unfair. It's an incredibly legitimate story. Perhaps we all agree that a weakened Biden is far better than a raging Donald Trump, but that weaker Biden is not going to do better than the stronger Biden who was already trailing in the swing states he carried in 2020.
There's no simple fix because there's no better Dem candidates. They are all pretty meh. If they want to lose for sure, try running one of them. Their numbers will drop as soon as they become the nominee and have to go out on the campaign trail.