Yes, donors were nervous after the very bad debate performance but still very much on board and some want to do more,
This is a perilous time, and is more important than the ego or desires of Joe Biden to stay as President,
Whether he’s the candidate or someone else is the candidate, he’s going to be the keynote speaker at our convention. He will be the figure that we rally around to move forward,
I do not believe that Joe Biden has a problem leading for the next four years,
The unfortunate truth is that Biden should withdraw from the race, for the good of the nation he has served so admirably for half a century,
Whenever his mouth was moving, he was lying,
The aides who prepped the President have been with him for years, often decades, seeing him through victories and challenges. He maintains strong confidence in them,
We’ll have polls and we’ll have a money count. If they’re good, it leans that he [remains in the race]. And if it’s not all bets are off,
It certainly was a setback. But of course I believe a setback is nothing more than a setup for a comeback,
There were some tough comments from those on the call. Some were upset that they are just hearing campaign talking points,
Every time Donald Trump opened his mouth, those dials dropped. They just absolutely plummeted,
But after the sermon was over it was my job to embody the message, to show up for the people that I serve. And that’s what Joe Biden has been doing his entire life,
There are very honest and serious and rigorous conversations taking place at every level of our party, because it is a political party and we have differences in point of view.”
My only request was make sure he’s rested before the debate, but he was exhausted. He was unwell,
It is my belief that he was over-coached, over-practiced,
It would be like if you took a prizefighter who was going to have a title fight and put him in a sauna for 15 hours then said, ‘Go fight’. I believe that the debate is solely on Ron Klain, Bob Bauer and Anita Dunn.”
He is the choice of the Democratic voters,
It’s a tough, close campaign and he’s the person who can win it,
Any discussion about the campaign is expected to be informal or an afterthought,
The premise of the [NBC] story is not accurate,