Rep. Jamie Raskin says 'honest and serious conversations are taking place' about Biden's political future after debate

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14. I'm still not hearing it

The media is trying their utmost to turn this into a thing. Jonathan Allen at NBC has put out two pieces in the last 24 hours full of unnamed sources whispering that Democrats are talking about forcing Biden to step aside. I have no doubt that these people and their opinions are real, but the fact that they are not willing to put their names on the record tells me that this is not a popular opinion. Otherwise they'd be happily speaking out in public -- but they're not.

Even in Raskin's comments here, it seems to me that he is not talking about discussions to force Biden out, but rather, contigency plans for what would happen if Biden made the choice to drop out. Which is a choice he could make if he wanted to -- but he's not going to.

So far I have only heard high profile Democrats defending Biden and saying the party will be united moving forward. Meanwhile all the people who are whispering about replacing him are opting to remain unnamed. It certainly suggests which side of the argument has more traction among party leaders.