It’s time to stop pretending he isn’t.
’s closest political allies started receiving invitations late last year to occasional private calls with his top advisers, they universally interpreted the sessions — updates on messaging strategies and governing priorities — as a sign Biden was gearing up for reelection. When early-state power brokers got called in for meetings of their own, they were almost sure of it.
The truth is simple, according to Biden’s longtime friends, top Democrats, and people close to the White House: Biden always takes his time announcing his bids, and we should treat him as if he’s running until he isn’t.
Those meetings, and their offshoots, have advanced beyond long-running debates over where to place the campaign HQ. And they have gone deeper than just trying to identify a specific campaign manager. The core team members are looking to build a broad roster of strategists who can work closely with the handful of close Biden aides who won’t leave the White House but will instead effectively run the show from inside the government.
says plenty. That none of the other onetime contenders wants to even get near this conversation says far more.hearing pleas from donors Publicly backing off is one thing: Biden is likely to have widespread support from his party’s leaders, and no one sees any upside in playing a spoiler role at this point. But dissuading donors and supporters from even talking about 2024 indicates a deeper level of certainty at high reaches of the party that the decision has already been made.
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