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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden Tells Allies He Knows He Has Only Days to Salvage Candidacy  —  The president's conversations are the first indication that he is seriously considering whether he can recover after a devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta.  The White House said the report was false.
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Widens Lead After Biden's Debate Debacle, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  Donald Trump is ahead of President Biden by six percentage points among likely voters in a new national survey.  Overall, 74 percent of voters view him as too old for the job, an uptick since the debate.
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Time to Roll the Dice  —  November's election has very high stakes: the nature and, indeed, the continued existence of the American republic, at least in the form that we've known it for the past century.  Around the world, the United States under a second Trump presidency would cease …
Discussion: CNN
The Daily Beast:
Trump Caught on Video Claiming ‘Broken-Down’ Biden Has Quit: 'It's Kamala'  —  ‘SO F***ING BAD’  —  In a leaked video, Trump offers a frank analysis of his rival's performance in the first presidential debate, calling Biden a “broken-down pile of cr*p.”  —  Donald Trump delivered …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Biden wins crucial support of Democratic governors to continue campaign: 'We're going to have his back' - live  —  Governors come out in support of president, with New York's Kathy Hochul saying he is ‘in it to win it’  —  Newsom on Biden: 'He's all in - and so am I'
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Forcing Biden Out Would Have Only One Beneficiary: Trump  —  Joe Biden refuses to drop out of the presidential race even as some liberals, rattled by the incumbent's frightening debate performance last week, keep pressuring him to do so.  —  Who's surprised by that?
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden Told Ally That He Is Weighing Whether to Continue in the Race  —  The president's conversation is the first indication that he is seriously considering whether he can recover after a devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta on Thursday.  —  President Biden has told …
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Clyburn says he would support ‘mini-primary’ ahead of DNC if Biden steps aside  —  “You can actually fashion the process that's already in place to make it a mini-primary, and I would support that absolutely,” Rep. Jim Clyburn said.  —  Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn, a top ally of Joe Biden …
Bloomberg:
House Democrats Consider Demanding Biden Withdraw From Race  — Disastrous debate risks unchecked Trump presidency, they warn  — Congressional Democrats distancing themselves from Biden  —  Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are considering signing a letter demanding that President Joe Biden withdraw …
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Boston Globe editorial board calls on Biden to end his campaign  —  “The nation's confidence has been shaken.”  —  The Boston Globe urged President Joe Biden to bow out of the presidential race Wednesday, citing a lack of sufficient explanation for Biden's “historically bad” debate performance last week.
Discussion: RedState, Washington Times and Fox News
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
President Kamala Harris  —  1. Skating, Pucks  —  I am now convinced that President Biden will step aside as his party's nominee.  This isn't a value judgment, just an analysis of reality.1 As I explained on Monday, if that happens, Kamala Harris is—far and away—the most likely replacement.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Biden's latest excuse: Blame it on the travel
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Biden Must Resign
Discussion: Reason and The Gateway Pundit
Bonchie / RedState:
NEW: Joe Biden Gives Definitive Answer About His Future, and Democrats Are Going to Need a Stiff Drink
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Vice President Kamala Harris' past donors privately strategize in case Biden drops out
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Democratic rage at Biden rises
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Pressure builds on Capitol Hill for Biden to withdraw
Discussion: Politico, Fox News and PJ Media
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: NYT Reports Biden Mulling Withdrawal — If ...
CBS News:
Trump gets edge over Biden nationally and across battlegrounds after debate as Democrats' turnout in question — CBS News poll
Slate:
The Supreme Court Is Fully MAGA-Pilled.  The Time for Action Is Now or Never.  —  “We are in the process of the second American Revolution,” Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts thundered on Tuesday in celebration of the Supreme Court's decision granting Donald Trump, and all future presidents …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:   The Supreme Court Term That Fundamentally Changed America
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
The spinelessness of John Roberts  —  Chief Justice John Roberts doesn't want to lead.  He is, though, carefully setting up a path to allow the right-wing court to respond to whatever comes its way in 2025.  —  When it comes to leading, Chief Justice John Roberts has chosen: No.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and SCOTUSblog
Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say  —  Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the state.
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
White House Reporters: Biden Handlers' ‘Credibility’ Is Shot  —  TELL THE TRUTH  —  One journalist said while Biden press reps' credibility had been “eroding” for a while, the lack of transparency over his health “has kind of been a bit of an iceberg falloff.”
 
 
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
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