They’re not even strategic enough to think “we’ll tank his poll numbers with bad coverage till he steps down.” It’s just freaking out with no thought to how the party handles the fallout.
The NYT editors and all the other pundits chattering like this have just proven why we were right not to nominate any of them for president. Biden has been a very good president. They can't go a few hours without setting their professional reputations on fire.