MSNBC pundit Mark Leibovich has warned Democrats of a looming mass exodus from President Joe Biden’s staff.
During an appearance on “Inside With Jen Psaki,” Leibovich suggested that there could be “high-level resignations” around Biden coming soon after he bombed the CNN debate against President Donald Trump.
He notes that the situation has deepened as Biden has doubled down with several more press appearances that made him look feeble and confused.
Biden has had a low number of appearances of any kind lately, and they all seem to be going badly for him.
Leibovich, a former New York Times Magazine’s chief national correspondent, warns that might give aides pause and make them think about jumping ship.
“Joe Biden has given very, very few opportunities to be seen, and I think that — another thing I would point out in the next coming days as we go into the week — is not so much Capitol Hill, but I mean, there could be some pretty high-level resignations around Biden, whether on the campaign or maybe in the White House or the administration or something,” Leibovich said.
“I mean, that quote in the New York Times piece that you alluded to, and again, people like us look closely at the criminology of this,” he continued.
“But … this is … the walls seem to be coming in very closely, and I think after the debate he had one really good thing going for him, which was time.
“He seems to have wasted almost two weeks at this point.”
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— Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) July 7, 2024
Pressure has begun from some Democrats for Biden to step down and be replaced.
However, Biden has so far held firm and insists he’s staying in the race.
While it could be a relatively easy process to replace Biden if he agrees to step down in the next few days, it will be extremely difficult to force him out against his will.
This is because he won enough votes in the primaries to become the nominee.
To remove Biden, it would look like Democrats are ignoring the will of the people if they remove him and install a different candidate.
For her part, Psaki, Biden’s former press secretary, said she wasn’t sure exactly what should happen with the president at this point.
“The questions I’m getting the most are: What’s going to happen?” she said.
“And what is the best path forward?
“I won’t tell you I know the answer to either question. No one does.”
The most logical replacement for Biden would be Vice President Kamala Harris.
However, she’s even less likely to win than Biden is, according to current polling.
Democrats would have a conniption if party leadership threw aside a black woman candidate in favor of someone else–no matter how bad Harris is as a candidate.
It’s hardly surprising that the Democratic Party has ended between a rock and a hard place after pushing for adherence to political correctness and “equity” politics.
If the Democrats decide to go with either Biden or Harris, it will only help Trump in November.
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