I did not have ‘Pelosi takes on the gerontocracy’ on my 2024 bingo card

One Pelosi ally said it was possible she would press Biden publicly to give up his spot atop the Democratic ticket.

“The speaker does not want to call on him to resign, but she will do everything in her power to make sure it happens,” this person said, referring to Biden quitting the race.

[Edit] changed the title to Politico’s after reading this community’s sidebar

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      I don’t disagree, but I did want to highlight that while not everything he does directly helps working people he’s always focused on that goal. Other politicians may want to be loved but Bernie just does it for the end goal.

      (You can find some hilarious interviews with him about merchandising things like Birdie and the Mittens meme - he acknowledges that it’s useful for fund raising and visibility but he really has no patience for it)