🎶Got To Admit It’s Getting Better 🎶

2/ It also gets at what has always been the most worrisome to me about this whole process. This entire conversation is taking place among campaign staffers, journalists, political influencers, elected officials et al who know virtually nothing abt what rank and file Dems …

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 7, 2024

4/ I’m not saying this prescribes any particular course of action. But again the entire conversation is essentially the political and journalist elite talking to each other.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 7, 2024

6/ Like we had a primary. We chose Biden. What are you talking about? And then she seemed to realize this wasn’t as simple as she thought.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 7, 2024

It probably was Rep. Dingell:

Many House Democrats are hearing the same from Democratic constituents. Much easier to tell the media off the record that Biden must go than saying the same publicly of a sitting president running against Donald Trump. That’s a political reality many are facing today. https://t.co/crIbIiAlMw

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) July 7, 2024

All those who support or oppose Joe Biden should watch this speech. https://t.co/ycmj0Hxtmb

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) July 7, 2024

Pastor from the pulpit in Philadelphia: "I don't know why it is that you want to make an issue of the president and his condition with stammering and not being able, at certain times, to bring forth words while another person lies fluently and you never challenged his lies."

— Matt Viser (@mviser) July 7, 2024

Yeah, but does he get on cable TeeVee? Or have a Twitter following?

I thought not.

BREAKING: Stephen Colbert just demolished main stream media for their hypocrisy in how they are covering President Biden’s every word and completely ignoring anything Donald Trump says. Retweet so every American knows main stream media has lost its way. pic.twitter.com/ZkLa1vzbha

— Biden’s Wins (@BidensWins) July 7, 2024

Biden in a church in Philadelphia: "The fact is, the scripture says, all things work together for good ... our purpose is to serve others ... faith without works is dead ... I've tried to walk my faith." pic.twitter.com/SOl0lu87YQ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 7, 2024

Yes. I do admire that.

Lagniappe:

Are we ever going to get around to discussing whether Donald Trump is a Foreign Agent, an employee, or MERELY the business recipient of "free" money from Saudi Arabia, or isn't that relevant to an election for who will run the US?

— emptywheel (checking account) (@emptywheel) July 7, 2024

Yeah, I’m not holding my breath.