‘No one involved in the effort thinks he has a path’: Biden insiders say the writing is on the wall
Top Stories Tamfitronics WASHINGTON — Several of President Joe Biden’s closest allies, including three people who are directly involved in efforts to re-elect him, told NBC News they now see his chances of winning as zero — and the likelihood of him taking down fellow Democratic candidates growing.“He needs to drop out,” one Biden campaign official said. “He will never recover from this.”Follow live politics coverage here.For two weeks, Biden has struggled to stabilize his campaign following a late-June debate debacle. His ongoing clean-up effort, which is scheduled to include top aides meeting privately with Democratic senators and a presidential news conference Thursday, has done little to reassure lawmakers and party officials.Instead, the reverse is happening. The set of Democrats who think he should reconsider his decision to stay in the race has grown to...
