Why Joe Biden Might Drop Out Of Presidential Race
Behind the Curtain: Several top Democrats privately tell Axios co-founders Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei that the rising pressure of party congressional leaders and close friends will persuade President Biden to decide to drop out of the presidential race, as soon as this weekend.
The 81-year-old president, now self-isolating with COVID, remains publicly dug in. But privately he’s resigned to mounting pressure, bad polls, and untenable scrutiny making it impossible to continue his campaign, the Democrats tell us.
