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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is working furiously behind the scenes to put pressure on President Biden to reconsider his place at the top of the 2024 ticket, according to a number of Democratic lawmakers familiar with her efforts.

The Speaker emerita is talking to a broad swath of House Democrats — from front-liners in tough districts to hardened veterans with institutional clout — to pump the brakes on the notion that Biden should definitively be the party’s nominee heading into November, these lawmakers said.

Pelosi has not said Biden should exit the race, but the lawmakers said she harbors deep concerns about Biden’s ability to defeat former President Trump, and she’s fighting to prevent the party from rubber-stamping Biden’s candidacy before there’s a broader discussion about the potentially damaging consequences of that decision.

Note: This is a “breaking” story, as in, its been leaked and is just now showing up on multiple outlets.

    • Stovetop@lemmy.world
      35·
      4 months ago

      Enough time for what? There’s no way to put together another primary. So who in the Democratic party gets to play kingmaker?

      • NovaPrime@lemmy.ml
        13·
        4 months ago

        So who in the Democratic party gets to play kingmaker?

        The same party insiders who’ve played kingmaker during the last two primaries

      • criitz@reddthat.com
        62·
        4 months ago

        Idgaf. Let them pick a king and then I’ll vote for him so we don’t get Trump

        • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
          3·
          4 months ago

          If you’re going to vote blue regardless then your opinions on primary elections and the candidates can be safely ignored.

          The people you’re trying to reach will not vote blue no matter who. They need to be convinced, given enthusiasm rather than apathy and derision.

          • criitz@reddthat.com
            2·
            4 months ago

            The people you’re trying to reach will not vote blue no matter who. They need to be convinced, given enthusiasm rather than apathy and derision.

            I mean, exactly. The people who need reaching aren’t gonna vote for old man Biden, so swapping to literally anyone gives a better chance at beating Trump, and we don’t have the luxury of time. A random choice will have some chance to attract those voters Biden won’t.

      • pjwestin@lemmy.world
        32·
        4 months ago

        If you’re going to complain about the DNC playing kingmaker, I hope you’re equally outraged about Hillary’s campaign being given financial control of the party before the 2016 primary, or Obama convincing multiple candidates to drop out and give Biden enough room to beat Bernie in 2020, or the DNC making the South Carolina primary the first on the calendar to sure up support for Biden in 2024. If that doesn’t outrage you, you might consider the possibility that you don’t actually care that the Democrats pick kings, just that your preferred candidate might not be crowned.