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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is working furiously behind the scenes to put pressure on President Biden to reconsider his place at the top of the 2024 ticket, according to a number of Democratic lawmakers familiar with her efforts.

The Speaker emerita is talking to a broad swath of House Democrats — from front-liners in tough districts to hardened veterans with institutional clout — to pump the brakes on the notion that Biden should definitively be the party’s nominee heading into November, these lawmakers said.

Pelosi has not said Biden should exit the race, but the lawmakers said she harbors deep concerns about Biden’s ability to defeat former President Trump, and she’s fighting to prevent the party from rubber-stamping Biden’s candidacy before there’s a broader discussion about the potentially damaging consequences of that decision.

Note: This is a “breaking” story, as in, its been leaked and is just now showing up on multiple outlets.

  • cabron_offsets@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Look, Biden should fuck off, but I’ll vote D no matter what, and there’s a lot of people who share my inclinations.

      • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
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        4 months ago

        Lets just all agree that if you plan to vote blue no matter who then you’re not the target audience.

        If the Democrats want to generate enthusiasm for the election then all they have to do is start making promises that appeal to the undecideds.

        It’s easy, just send Israel’s arms shipments and financial support to Ukraine instead.