I think what's being swatted down as "elite opinion" from NYT/Crooked types is actually the piercing of a bubble from below. Most voters haven't wanted Biden to run again for literally years.
Read what Biden said in that article. He never promised not to run again. Did some aides muddy the water to make people feel better? Maybe! But Biden didn’t ever say he wouldn’t run again.
and yet, fours later he still says “he’s only running again because Trump is running again.” this was discussed at length in 2019/20 and he even repeated it in the debates. not sure what you’re trying to prove here.