A Bad Three Weeks for Democrats

“As the Republican convention opens on Monday, Democrats find themselves in a state of suspended animation and dread that the election could be tilting further away from President Biden,” the New York Times reports.

“While there have been no new public calls from congressional Democrats for Mr. Biden to drop out since the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump on Saturday, many in the party maintain grave concerns about the president’s ability to win. They are now divided over how to proceed with a weakened leader in a scrambled political environment, according to interviews on Sunday and Monday with 15 Democratic lawmakers, strategists and activists.”

“The last three weeks have been a cascade of fast-moving and damaging events for Mr. Biden.”