Nancy Pelosi Thinks Biden Will Lose And Was ‘Working the Phones’ to Replace Him: Report

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The conversation among Democratic leaders concerning President Joe Biden’s fitness for a second term seemingly paused after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump . But the moves being made behind the scenes, according to Politico, are among some of the most prominent names in Democratic politics.

In an article in Politico Magazine , Jonathan Martin went into what has been happening among Democrats in the panic over Biden’s performance at the presidential debate. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), whose public comments about Biden staying in the race have been dissected for their somewhat open-ended nature, was reportedly putting in the grunt work to find a way for Biden to step aside:

It’s worth taking a step back to consider this extraordinary moment. Biden’s own congressional allies are attempting to oust him from their ticket and the backstage campaign has been orchestrated in part by the most successful legislator of the era, the president’s longtime ally and the person he called “my Catholic sister.”

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, convinced Biden will lose, has been working the phones since June 27 in hopes of finding a way to ease him off the ticket.

One of her colleagues was struck to see her chatting, furtively but openly, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries last week in a corner of the House Democratic cloakroom in plain sight of a dozen lawmakers.

The extent of Pelosi’s behind-the-scenes role hasn’t been fully revealed and may never be if the former speaker has her way. But I’m told by people familiar with the exchanges that she’s stage-managed phone calls to Jeffries, plotted strategies with the biggest names in Democratic politics and told one former elected official that Biden’s legacy can’t be destroying the party.

CNN reported on Thursday that Pelosi had been part of conversations with former President Barack Obama about Biden, but details of their “private conversation” were not available.