In all meanings of the phrase, the press has decided that Biden cannot win. I don't mean the election. I mean they decide what winning means and there is nothing he can do to win with them.
You're ignoring the reality of the party structure that has lead us to a diminished Biden as the forced leader with objection claims being insulted. It isn't that a demented leader will ostensibly be in control in 2025, but that he'd be a continuation of the anti-populist control within the party.
IOW, they’ve decided to render themselves obsolete through a combination of AI generated content, reader alienation, and most critically, helping to place a demagogue who will make crushing them among his first orders of business.
American democracy may end. The economy may crash. The world may be plunged into ecological collapse. But at least the latest Sulzberger nepo baby will have proven his relevance.