Biden and Trump tied despite debate (ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll)

[Big Blue Marble]

42. Yes change would be chaotic and unpredictable.

But right now we are living through the worst chaos politically that I have ever seen. And I have been around long enough to remember 1968 and the Eagleton debacle. And it is not getting any better.

Just a few minutes ago the NYT published an article that says multiple close advisors feel that Biden cannot win and should step aside and they are strategizing how to convince him to pass the torch.

"Some longtime aides and advisers to President Biden have become increasingly convinced that he will have to step aside from the campaign, and in recent days they have been trying to come up with ways to persuade him that he should, according to three people briefed on the matter.

A small group of Mr. Biden’s advisers in the administration and the campaign — at least two of whom have told allies that they do not believe he should keep trying to run for a second term — have said they would have to convince the president of several things.

They said they have to make the case to the president, who remains convinced of the strength of his campaign, that he cannot win against former President Donald J. Trump. They have to persuade him to believe that another candidate, like Vice President Kamala Harris, could beat Mr. Trump. And they have to assure Mr. Biden that, should he step aside, the process to choose another candidate would be orderly and not devolve into chaos in the Democratic Party."

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"The White House denied the account. “Unequivocally, this is not true,” said Andrew Bates, a White House spokesman. “President Biden’s team is strongly behind him.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/us/politics/biden-aides-campaign.html