NBC's Chuck Todd declares 'this candidacy is over,' predicts Biden is 'about 10 days' from accepting reality

NBC News analyst Chuck Todd joked Wednesday that, like in the ghost movie "The Sixth Sense," every Democrat knows that Biden’s re-election campaign is dead except the president himself.

Todd was taking part in an NBC News Now panel when the news broke that Biden had tested positive for COVID-19 and would be quarantining for a few days. The chief political analyst remarked that this announcement was "bad timing" for the president as he continues to struggle with calls from Democrats to leave the race.

"He needs to be out there, and now he can't be. You know, whether it's four days, five days, six days. Every day is so critical for him," Todd said.

He added, "We're bordering on ‘Sixth Sense’ Bruce Willis territory where every Democrat kind of knows that this candidacy is over except the candidate. And it’s what this starts to feel like."

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Todd was referencing the famous twist in the 1999 movie when Willis’ character discovers he has been dead the entire film. Though he added that he meant "politically" dead rather than literally dead, Todd continued the comparison.

"It's sort of that feeling when you're watching the movie. Does he know? Right? Is he aware that, basically, the entire party has given up on him? The entire party is starting to give up on him. There's polling out there that’s showing this," Todd said.

An AP-NORC survey released Wednesday found 65% of Democrats want Biden to withdraw from the presidential race with only 37% of Democrats satisfied with him as the nominee.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., also made headlines Wednesday after calling on Biden to leave the race, making him the 20th congressional Democrat to do so over the past month.

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