While perusing the interwebs, we found a little nugget buried 10 paragraphs down in a detailed report from the New York Post.
In many ways the report detailed what most suspected it was top-Democrats who were behind the pressure on President Biden to withdraw from the race.
From the New York Post:
Operatives at the very highest levels of the Democratic Party threatened President Biden with forcibly removing him from office unless he stepped down, sources told The Post.
The well-orchestrated “palace coup” to stop the faltering president from seeking re-election had been in place for weeks, but stubborn Biden fought it every step of the way, a source close to the Biden family told The Post on Monday.
The insider also made clear the anger, paranoia and frustration Biden displayed as the party elite circled around him and piled on the pressure.
There have been several reports that Biden will address the nation on July 24.
The report also claimed that the “elaborate” strategy included letting him debate Trump so early and before the conventions.
“That debate was a set-up to convince Democrats that he couldn’t run for president,” the unnamed source told the Post.
MSNBC’s Joy Reid at the very least seemed to confirm that Pelosi was a big push in getting Biden to withdraw.
Joy Reid describing Biden stepping down as the ‘Pelosi Coup’, while gloating about the coronation of Biden’s successor Kamala Harris:
Joy Reid: “The Pelosi coup succeeded.
Less than half an hour after he announced his withdrawal, Biden exercised what in many ways is the greatest… pic.twitter.com/BWxbNKRU7K— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) July 23, 2024
Then you have Obama who after Biden posted his withdrawel letter on social media said, “We will be navigating uncharted water in the days ahead.” He did not and as of the writing of this post has not endorsed Kamala Harris yet.
Which brings up to the nugget we found buried in the 10 paragraph of this report and we are going to post the excerpt:
Although Biden immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate for president, the source said Democratic delegates will be strongly encouraged to instead back Arizona Sen. and former astronaut Mark Kelly for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.
What happens next is anyones guess – especially in this cycle – however if you start hearing Kelly’s name come up in the news don’t be surprised.
