On Saturday’s edition of MSNBC’s The Weekend, co-host Symone Sanders-Townsend repeatedly called the 35 congressional Democrats on a list of those who have publicly called upon Biden to step aside “despicable” and “treacherous.”
Nancy Pelosi’s name was not on that list. But it is no secret that, behind the scenes, Pelosi has led the effort to force Biden out. As the New York Times has reported [emphasis added[:
“In private conversations with Mr. Biden, colleagues and allies, Ms. Pelosi, the Californian who still wields tremendous influence in her party and is seen by many as key to resolving the status of Mr. Biden’s candidacy, has let it be known in the days since his disastrous debate performance that she is skeptical that the president can win. And his loss, she fears, could cost her party its chance to win back the House, potentially its only firewall…
