I normally don’t even want to get involved in posting a drumbeat of “here’s something about Biden staying in the race” stories because, (1) I’m not sure he should, and (2) it doesn’t “cancel out” the waste of time that is the incessant drumbeat of articles about how he should drop out. It’s like taking uppers to counteract downers; it just doesn’t work that way, it makes everything worse. And the amount of press this whole thing is getting and the way it’s being presented is absolutely fuckin absurd.

But that being said, I want to post this one because I like Elizabeth Warren quite a lot and I think what she says gets to the core of the issue.

Also, if you are a Democratic politician or donor and you want to replace Biden with someone else, surely talking to the press about how he should drop out without anyone in particular in mind that you’re talking to them about as a replacement, and a strategy to get that person into place, should be an absolute last, last, last resort for a way to get that done. And probably not even then.

Biden’s thing of “If you want to replace me then mount a challenge at the convention, that’s what it’s for, and whoever wins, let’s fuckin fight the real enemy” makes quite a bit of sense to me, and the longer this goes on, the less sense the people who are talking to the press about him dropping out make.

So here you go, here’s a story about someone who thinks he should stay in and what she has to say.

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    4 months ago

    The Biden campaign’s made a big deal out of how no CBC member has openly called for him to step down so far

    Hah, right now there’s only like six people who have called for that, so that’s not particularly noteworthy. I’m amazed that article about CBC opinions didn’t mention Clyburn at all. Like he’s kind of an important member who’s been making plenty of statements about the issue.

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      4 months ago

      Clyburn’s comments were intended to lay out a marker. He was signaling that if Biden steps down and the nomination doesn’t go to Harris, he’ll burn the outfit to the ground.

      I don’t think the election against Trump is the primary factor for him; he’s simply maneuvering to maximize the tactical influence of the CBC, no matter the outcome. If Biden remains, he will be even more indebted to the CBC than he already was.