President Joe Biden's steadfast insistence that nothing short of divine intervention could end his re-election campaign hasn't quite staunched the bleeding. ABC's George Stephanopoulos, whose interview with Biden on Friday was intended to reassure fellow Democrats, now says Biden is clearly incapable of serving four more years. Some Congressional Democrats have turned on him, and others are hinting that they would prefer if he stepped aside.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D–Va.) called on the president to "do the patriotic thing for this country." And even political figures who are ostensibly backing him have sent some mixed signals. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reiterated that she would support Biden in whatever decision he made, even though Biden has already decided to keep running. This is like when Tony Soprano ostensibly left it to his underlings to decide whether to carry out hits, saying, "I'm sure you'll do the right thing."
