Biden loyalists, Dem lawmakers admit it feels like ‘game over’ for president's campaign: Report
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Morale is plummeting among staff and Democratic officials still loyal to President Biden’s re-election campaign, CNN reported on Friday, with the fight over getting him to withdraw from the race or stay turning off many people involved.
The outlet spoke to dozens of Democratic officials, White House and Biden campaign aides, as well as other Biden allies, some of whom have characterized the feeling surrounding Biden’s re-election bid as a "doom loop." The intra-party war over whether Biden will be replaced as presidential nominee or stay appears to have drained the resolve of those backing the president.
"There’s a growing sense that it’s game over," one Biden aide told the outlet.
As CNN noted, these voices find that Biden’s post-debate situation has become "dark and confused." Top Democratic leaders like Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and former President Obama are reportedly pushing to get a new party nominee or souring on Biden's chances, while Biden and his inner circle still cling to his re-election bid.
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In a response to Trump’s RNC speech Thursday night, Biden declared, "I am more determined than ever to defeat Donald Trump and his Project 2025 agenda in November."
Despite such declarations, some of Biden’s staff anonymously told CNN they don’t see much