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The stalemate in the Democratic Party is likely to continue for some time, as Joe Biden awkwardly made it through his “big boy” press conference. Biden may have done enough to survive for the time being—albeit barely—but at what cost? Democrats are still worried he’s going to lose big, and Joe Biden still believes that he is the Democrat best positioned to defeat Donald Trump.
“TheconsiderationisthatIthinkI’mthemostqualifiedpersontorunforpresident.I’vebeathimonceandIwillbeathimagain.Secondly,theideaIservedintheSenateforalongtime,theideathatsenatorsandcongressmenrunningforofficeworryabouttheticketisnotunusual,”BidensaidduringthepressconferenceThursdaynight.“AndImightadd—thereareatleastfivepresidentsrunningorincumbentpresidentswhohadlowernumbersthanIhavenow,laterinthatcampaign.”
Headded,“Sothere’salongwaytogointhiscampaign.AndsoI,I’mjustgoingtokeepmoving,keepmoving.Andbecauselook,I’vegotmoreworktodo.We’vegotmoreworktofinish,there’ssomuch—we
