One House Democrat said he spoke for others in the wake of the president’s stunningly feeble debate performance on Thursday: “The movement to convince Biden to not run is real.”

The House member, an outspoken defender of the president, said that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer should consider “a combined effort” to nudge President Joe Biden out of the race.

Crestfallen by the president’s weak voice, pallid appearance and meandering answers, numerous Democratic officials said Biden’s bet on an early debate to rebut unceasing questions about his age had not only backfired but done damage that may prove irreversible. The president had, in the first 30 minutes of the debate, fully affirmed doubts about his fitness.

A second House Democrat said “reflection is needed” from Biden about the way ahead and indicated the private text threads among lawmakers were even more dire, with some saying outright that the president needed to drop out of the race.

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    The conspiracy theorists all say

    He pretty clearly stated that it was the conspiracy nuts in his first comment.

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        It’s adorable when someone who doesn’t understand the concept of discussing an idea’s existence tries to be condescending.

        For example, I can say “there are people who think the earth is flat” while not endorsing the idea of a flat earth.

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          Cute and useless, as is customary for ya.

          People are looking for clarity about all this, I used the word chafe on purpose.

          Think about it.