Fall of the Biden Bunker

With pressure mounting in Congress, the long arm of Nancy Pelosi is working through surrogates to bypass Biden’s inner circle and convince him to exit the race with dignity. “Nancy is historically always a first mover on legislation, and Schumer is always a closer,” said a senior Hill source with knowledge of the campaign. “It’s going to be the collective pressure.”

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are being less and less subtle in their redoubled campaign to orchestrate his ouster while making plans for the future of the party. In fact, I’ve heard they’ve largely bypassed the Biden family and the president’s inner circle, who have collectively pissed off the power brokers on the Hill. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Tara Palmeri

July 18, 2024

Eight years ago, the Republican National Convention was a totally different, depressing, fractious scene. Rather than unrestrained jubilance over the prospect of a landslide victory, the polls were miserable, Republicans were yanking their hair out over their deeply flawed candidate, and many were resigned to the fact that Donald Trump was going to drag the whole party down with him. In the background, if you recall, Ted Cruz was leading an effort to oust the would-be nominee at the last minute. Sound familiar?