According to the report, while top Democrats jumped to publicly reiterate their support for Biden, "senior congressional Democrats, including Reps. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and Nancy Pelosi of California, have privately expressed concerns about his viability, said two sources apprised of those discussions."
One Democratic House member who's still in the closet over Biden pulling out told NBC (which spoke with over a dozen Democrats) that three colleagues agreed during votes on the House floor Friday.
And so, while the party is still virtue circling the wagons, they clearly want Biden out - and are 'giving him space' to "determine next steps. They believe only the president, in consultation with his family, can decide whether to move forward or to end his campaign early — and that he won’t respond well to being pushed."
So that's on the table.
"The decision-makers are two people — it’s the president and his wife," said one of the sources familiar with the discussions, adding "Anyone who doesn’t understand how deeply personal and familial this decision will be isn’t knowledgeable about the situation."
According to another person 'familiar with his mood,' Biden is "humiliated, devoid of confidence and painfully aware that the physical images of him at the debate — eyes staring into the distance, mouth agape — will live beyond his presidency, along with a performance that at times was meandering, incoherent and difficult to hear."
"It's a mess," the person said.
Yes... And this is what the world just saw from the man with the nuclear codes:
Another source said, Joe will only listen to Jill Biden.
"The only person who has ultimate influence with him is the first lady," they said. "If she decides there should be a change of course, there will be a change of course."
After NBC News printed the above story, a 'source familiar' scrambled to let them know that the Camp David gathering was not a formal family meeting.
"Any discussion about the campaign is expected to be informal or an afterthought," said the source. "No one is sitting down for a formal or determinative discussion."
Damage control intensifies...
Prediction - in a matter of days Biden will withdraw, giving Gavin Newsom the nomination. In short order Newsom will name RFK jr. as his running mate before the GOP convention. With polls soaring for the Democratic ticket the GOP will panic and dump Trump nominating Marco Rubio to garner the Latin American vote.
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