Satisfied Psychic: If the NYT has the power to override the will of Democratic primary voters any time they feel shameless enough to do so, we are in for a rough fucking ride.

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Like this is extortion and it also belies any kind of serious concern about Trump, but if it’s representative of a growing trend, is it survivable?

It’s survivable; Biden just can’t blink, and he shows no signs of it.

It's survivable in the sense that if he just flat-out refuses no matter how bad it gets, there's no way to force him out.

Right, but the thing about this sort of frenzy is that once it becomes clear there’s no scalp to be had the story moves on. The underlying merits of his oldness *might* be a reason to step aside, but “I’m scared of bad press coverage” is not.

I'm not sure about that, I don't think there's any just riding it out here and it eventually goes away. It won't necessarily stay the feeding frenzy top story for months, but it's never going back to pre-debate levels. Though I agree the negative media coverage itself shouldn't be dispositive.

If the NYT has the power to override the will of Democratic primary voters any time they feel shameless enough to do so, we are in for a rough fucking ride.

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