I Feel Down Right Clever

'Worst political instinct ever': Fetterman blasted for picking fight with Nancy Pelosihttps://t.co/QzZK1wSGuX

— Raw Story (@RawStory) July 11, 2024

The Pennsylvania senator told CNN, "She's never run for any office outside the House. She's never run for president…. He has already made his decision: He's staying in this race. Stay in if that's what you believe."

Since Sen. Fetterman agreed with me.

And I still think the worst that could happen is for Biden to withdraw. Chaos at the convention, calamity in the fundraising, lawsuits galore over ballot access (not just from Democrats, but Republicans too, putting a stick in the spokes).

There are no detours left. Forward is the only direction now.

Meanwhile, choose your adventure!

A new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll shows two-thirds of Americans, including many Biden supporters, think he should step aside as the Democratic nominee after his debate performance.

Despite this, Biden is still running neck and neck with Trump, both tied at around 46-47%…

— Andy Kaczynski (@KFILE) July 11, 2024

"BIDEN IS TOO OLD! But…what’s our other choice again?”

Los Angeles Times editorial: "Trump is the only man in the presidential race manifestly unworthy of holding a position of power, and has no business ever returning to the White House." https://t.co/sa48lfIeZg

— Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) (@froomkin) July 11, 2024

You could almost build a political campaign on that issue!

This is kind of the point. Even 2020 Biden was not capable of knock out of the park performances like that. So these repeated feats of strength challenges are intentionally meant to fail, if the standard is what settles Hill Dems' emotions/fears.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 11, 2024

Honestly, we’re back to what Sen. Fetterman said. And I’m beginning to lose respect for Pelosi. (Or not. Her actual statement was to counsel patience and silence until after the NATO summit. Basically the old “politics stops at the water’s edge” approach. Arguably her concern is for seemliness, not backstabbing. So I’ll wait and see. Still agree with Fetterman, though.)

Onward thru the fog!*

*Nostalgia for an Austin long gone away.

Nancy Pelosi should have said it more clearly but what she said wasn't nearly what's been made of it in the media feeding fenzy

Precisely so, and better summed up than I could.