The civil war under Biden continues, and only more chaos threatens

The Democrats’ civil war continues in a bizarre, passive-aggressive way.

Keyword former Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Two days after President Biden called “Morning Joe” to insist on his resignation, she declared on the same show: “It is up to the president to decide whether to run,” and noted that “time is running out” to find a successor.

That was a polite way of saying exitand an important sign that the party bosses still know where they have to go.

The previous evening, Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey joined many lawmakers in calling for Joe’s resignation; later on Wednesday, Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan of upstate New York joined in the call.

Yes, Biden’s threats were enough to make Congressman Jerry Nadler give in: He had joined the coup plotters behind closed doors on Sunday – but barely a day later he publicly announced his support for Biden.

Another example of cowardice: New York Times columnist Paul Krugman tweeted that while he argues Biden must concede, he will not write another word about it if the president refuses.

Others who joined Nadler on Sunday are not revoked: Representatives Mark Takano (California), Adam Smith (Washington) and Joe Morelle from the establishment in the north of the state, all chairmen of high-level committees.

Also notable: Representative Ritchie Torres of the Bronx, who had called the panic among Democrats a “suicide squad” and “self-destructive,” followed Pelosi with a tweet addressing the need for “serious consideration of the impact of the candidates we nominate on the ballot.”

Moreover, “an unsentimental analysis of the sober, hard numbers – which do not reflect personal feelings or political loyalties – should influence our decisions and the people we nominate.”

And the numbers show that sticking with Biden would be a disaster: had Swing states are quickly falling into the Trump column, while Politico reports that new York is now a swing state thanks to Joe’s declining poll numbers.

That is, Biden threatened to destroy the party if he is pressured, but smart Democrats see “cold, hard numbers” that show he will destroy it if he Stays.

Which candidate in a close race wants to have to insist that the top of the list is OK when all voters can see that he not? Either you tell the truth and outrage the base, or you lie and outrage everyone else.

Meanwhile, Senator Bernie Sanders and AOC are on Biden’s side – because their seats are safe and they obviously believe that humiliating Biden would give progressives (who surged in the 2000s) complete control of the party. First Trump term).

But the numbers for most Democrats will only get worse, because Biden can only improve them if he proves his actual suitability.

That means doing away with teleprompters and recorded interviews, going on a tour with lectures and live question-and-answer sessions—and committing to making the results of an important medical cognitive test public.

He did that none The conclusion drawn since his breakdown on the debate stage is devastating: He (or his advisers) know that he does not trust himself.

Biden hopes that he will somehow be able to get around the situation, just as he described his disastrous Afghanistan bugout as a “tremendous success.”

But Pelosi has made one thing clear: His Democratic colleagues will continue to push with all their might for Joe to “make up his mind” until he gives them the decision they really want.