BIDEN

GEIST If Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ aside what s your ░░░░░░░░ And we haven t ░░░░░░░░ a definitive plan other ░░░░░░░░ handing it off to ░░░░░░░░ President Kamala Harris which ░░░░░░░░ course makes the most ░░░░░░░░ Others say open it ░░░░░░░░ with convention But still ░░░░░░░░ signs Jackie Alemany that ░░░░░░░░ president is stepping aside ░░░░░░░░ sent that letter could ░░░░░░░░ have been more clear ░░░░░░░░ Monday to congressional Democrats ░░░░░░░░ m not going anywhere ░░░░░░░░ actually made many of ░░░░░░░░ same points that Joe ░░░░░░░░ saying this morning which ░░░░░░░░ the longer this goes ░░░░░░░░ the longer we fight ░░░░░░░░ out in public the ░░░░░░░░ it helps Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ s get together Let ░░░░░░░░ fight this guy Let ░░░░░░░░ beat this guy So ░░░░░░░░ are you hearing on ░░░░░░░░ Hill right now What ░░░░░░░░ ve heard is privately ░░░░░░░░ are worried about Joe ░░░░░░░░ they re worried about ░░░░░░░░ age they may even ░░░░░░░░ he needs to step ░░░░░░░░ but they hesitate to ░░░░░░░░ it publicly Nancy Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ this very show yesterday ░░░░░░░░ of course it was ░░░░░░░░ innuendo saying he needs ░░░░░░░░ make a decision soon ░░░░░░░░ about President Biden to ░░░░░░░░ the Biden campaign says ░░░░░░░░ did make a decision ░░░░░░░░ sent that letter on ░░░░░░░░ He s staying in ░░░░░░░░ where is that Democratic ░░░░░░░░ this morning ALEMANY Yeah ░░░░░░░░ that letter clearly wasn ░░░░░░░░ clear enough for people ░░░░░░░░ former Speaker Nancy Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ made big news subtle ░░░░░░░░ but big news and ░░░░░░░░ significant reframing of the ░░░░░░░░ on on the show ░░░░░░░░ And and her interview ░░░░░░░░ sent shockwaves through the ░░░░░░░░ of Congress especially you ░░░░░░░░ amongst Democratic aides and ░░░░░░░░ who were all already ░░░░░░░░ edge You know there ░░░░░░░░ this feeling last week ░░░░░░░░ when members were at ░░░░░░░░ and were really frustrated ░░░░░░░░ felt like there was ░░░░░░░░ to be some momentum ░░░░░░░░ back into Washington D ░░░░░░░░ to maybe have some ░░░░░░░░ and tried to convince ░░░░░░░░ to potentially at least ░░░░░░░░ open to the discussion ░░░░░░░░ stepping aside That that ░░░░░░░░ conversation quieted early in ░░░░░░░░ week Then yesterday Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ of reopened the door ░░░░░░░░ And it looks like ░░░░░░░░ s kind of paving ░░░░░░░░ way for a potential ░░░░░░░░ ramp or at least ░░░░░░░░ cover for members for ░░░░░░░░ front liners these vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ who are seeing the ░░░░░░░░ that we re all ░░░░░░░░ about and perhaps you ░░░░░░░░ polling that we re ░░░░░░░░ seeing internal polling that ░░░░░░░░ showing some some really ░░░░░░░░ results for them As ░░░░░░░░ House aide put it ░░░░░░░░ me yesterday a senior ░░░░░░░░ aide we have no ░░░░░░░░ to take back the ░░░░░░░░ if Biden remains at ░░░░░░░░ top of the ticket ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ you re now seeing ░░░░░░░░ former speaker speak out ░░░░░░░░ way that she did ░░░░░░░░ to try to reframe ░░░░░░░░ conversation She s an ░░░░░░░░ She s someone who ░░░░░░░░ and dies by the ░░░░░░░░ At the end of ░░░░░░░░ day that is her ░░░░░░░░ Democrats need four seats ░░░░░░░░ recapture the majority There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of you ░░░░░░░░ happy talk publicly about ░░░░░░░░ behind Biden and ultimately ░░░░░░░░ Hakeem Jeffries be the ░░░░░░░░ of the House in ░░░░░░░░ majority next year But ░░░░░░░░ think the writing s ░░░░░░░░ the wall for an ░░░░░░░░ amount of members that ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ if if if Biden ░░░░░░░░ at the top of ░░░░░░░░ ticket That one of ░░░░░░░░ big problems Willie is ░░░░░░░░ what you just referenced ░░░░░░░░ lack of a contingency ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ why we re not ░░░░░░░░ more members come forward ░░░░░░░░ now That is the ░░░░░░░░ of back half of ░░░░░░░░ conversation BRZEZINSKI Yeah ALEMANY ░░░░░░░░ that is troubling a ░░░░░░░░ of members the lack ░░░░░░░░ logistical prowess a fear ░░░░░░░░ some measures around ballot ░░░░░░░░ in states if Biden ░░░░░░░░ to come off the ░░░░░░░░ and needed to be ░░░░░░░░ Could that actually logistically ░░░░░░░░ done in a way ░░░░░░░░ would there have to ░░░░░░░░ litigation legal fights like ░░░░░░░░ ve seen in Ohio ░░░░░░░░ then the consensus around ░░░░░░░░ candidate A lot of ░░░░░░░░ these members are hearing ░░░░░░░░ donors that they want ░░░░░░░░ open process and they ░░░░░░░░ not necessarily rallying behind ░░░░░░░░ Harris.”