The WH has denied it. But, it’s no secret at all that this has been the #1 issue at the AG Sulzberger Times for going on two years now. Is scandalous journalistic malpractice.
So basically "We cannot afford to have any more big public fuckups"
Which uh, true? But also like, there were several big public good performances in the days immediately after the debate so, shrug on all of that?
NYT gotta NYT, I guess?
This is why I think he's going to drop out.
All of the media companies trying to burry him, donors are panicking, and party elders are asking him to take cognitive tests on TV.
This will continue through Nov., and he doesn't command enough loyalty and/or fear to bring people back into line.
Bottom line is this messaging and puke in should have been preempted with a solid plan created by competent advisors long before the debate. The issues have been the issues since jump.
"Ally" means it was a nobody. Biden doesn't disclose this to a nobody even if he is thinking it. Which also squares with it being someone who ran to the press.
This is actually a perfectly reasonable thing for him to say. “I need to show people that I have it or I need to get out of the way, and I want to stay in so I have to show them.” I’d be annoyed if he *didn’t* think that. Now go show them.
