Biden reportedly open to 2024 rethink as Pelosi steps up pressure campaign

There have been reports saying that Joe Biden is starting to consider the possibility of stepping down as the Democratic presidential candidate. Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker, has been telling fellow Democrats that Biden might be persuaded to drop out of the race soon.

The Washington Post stated that Pelosi has become a key figure in conveying House Democrats' messages to the White House. She has expressed the worries about Biden's ability to defeat Donald Trump in the upcoming election and has suggested that Biden is nearing a decision to suspend his campaign.

Many news outlets have been saying that Pelosi is behind the growing push for Biden to drop out of the race for re-election. The pressure has been getting stronger in the days following the attempted assassination of Trump last Saturday. Trump responded to the incident with a series of firm statements urging for peace.

Even though he keeps saying he will be the party's chosen candidate in November, Biden has apparently begun to inquire about unfavorable poll results and whether Vice President Kamala Harris, who is seen as the frontrunner to take his place if he were to step down, performs better.

Signs of a potential change in plans emerged after Biden received a positive Covid-19 test result on Wednesday. This prompted him to quarantine for a few days and cancel a campaign trip to Nevada, which was meant to demonstrate that his campaign was still active.

Additionally, new polls suggest that he is now behind Trump by two points in Virginia, a state where he previously had a 10-point lead in 2020. This indicates that important Democrats, such as Barack Obama, now think he should withdraw from the race.

The recent Emerson College Polling/Hill survey revealed that Trump is currently leading with 45% compared to Biden's 43%. This falls within the margin of error, but aligns with various other polls indicating a decline in Biden's support in swing states following his poor performance at the debate in Atlanta last month.

Biden's recent willingness to consider stepping down is a change from his previous stance, which he expressed during a press conference at the Nato summit in Washington last week. He mentioned that he would only consider withdrawing from the race if polling data indicated that he had no chance of winning.

"No one is making that statement," he included.

According to ABC, Chuck Schumer, the top leader in the Senate, and Hakeem Jeffries, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives, advised him to consider stepping down for the country's benefit. This advice led him to become more open to hearing different perspectives.

I heard that Chuck Schumer had a direct and honest conversation with Biden on Saturday afternoon in Rehoboth. Schumer strongly argued that it would be most beneficial for Biden to withdraw from the race.

Schumer's team declined to provide any details about the discussion, stating only...

Schumer dismissed the rumors about his meeting with Biden at the president's Delaware residence as "baseless speculation", however, notably, he did not refute what was said.

The Senate leader's involvement seems to have had an impact on postponing a plan by the Democratic National Committee to hold an early online vote of delegates that was scheduled to begin next week. This vote was intended to secure the nomination for Biden before the party convention in Chicago next month. The vote has now been delayed by at least a week, giving those against Biden's candidacy more time to prepare.

Pelosi had a recent talk with Biden and mentioned that the polls indicate he may not win against Trump. She also warned that his candidacy could harm the Democrats' chances of winning back control of the chamber in November, as reported by CNN.

It was reported that Biden resisted during the discussion, insisting - just like he has in several online meetings with other Democrats - that he had seen polling information indicating he could be successful.

It is unclear whether Pelosi asked the president to step down during their recent conversation, which reportedly occurred within the last week.

Adam Schiff, a congressman from California, recently joined other Democrats in encouraging Biden to step aside. Schiff is known to have a strong connection with Pelosi.

One of Pelosi's supporters told Politico that she does not want to ask him to step down as the Democratic nominee, but she is determined to use all her influence to ensure it happens.

According to a report from The Washington Post on Thursday, Obama, who Biden was vice-president for, has been informing supporters that Biden's chances of winning re-election have decreased significantly. Obama has suggested that Biden should think about whether his campaign is still feasible.

Obama has only talked to Biden once since the debate on June 27, but he has reportedly discussed their concerns privately with Pelosi over the phone. After the debate, the former president showed his support for Biden through a tweet.

One more important member of Congress, Jamie Raskin from Maryland, who was heavily involved in the House committee that looked into the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, also joined the call for Biden to consider his role in the upcoming campaign. In a letter sent on July 6, Raskin compared Biden to a weary baseball pitcher and urged him to discuss with other Democrats about whether he should continue his campaign, according to the New York Times.

Raskin mentioned that it's important to acknowledge and accept praise from the crowd when you've worked hard, and it's risky for a team to ignore statistics. He used the example of Boston Red Sox pitcher, Pedro Martinez, who missed out on the World Series in 2003 due to exhaustion.

In yet another troubling development for Biden, Jeffrey Katzenberg, a key advisor and co-chair of his campaign, has informed him that donors are no longer contributing funds to support his campaign.

A member of Biden's team spoke to the New York Times and explained that the choice to drop out of the race depended on three main things: poll numbers, fundraising, and which states were important. Unfortunately, all three were not going well for Biden, according to the advisor.

As more people started to talk about what Biden might be thinking on Thursday, his supporters kept saying that his stance hasn't changed.

Quentin Fulks, the deputy manager of the Biden campaign, stated to reporters at the Republican national convention in Milwaukee that the president has made it clear multiple times that he is committed to staying in the race.

"We are only considering scenarios where President Biden is the main candidate in our campaign," he explained.