We are now in a clutch moment, not knowing which direction things are about to go. While we should assume that President Biden will continue to seek a second term until he says otherwise, events and comments in recent days have raised the possibility of him making another choice. This is not a prediction that he will stand aside and allow his party to go in a different direction for the nomination, only that the chances of that happening seem greater today than a week or two ago. This is a time of peak uncertainty.
At a Tuesday night fundraising event in Massachusetts, Biden mused before assembled donors that, “If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running,” before adding, “But we cannot let him win.”
His comments and efforts to walk it back then drew more attention, notably from Peter Baker and Reid Epstein in The New York Times. It has long been noticed that Biden is most loquacious and candid late in the day, particularly standing before groups of donors. He says what is on his mind,
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