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Hold up

Am I imagining things, or is this entire article spun up from the single fact that Schumer didn’t comment on anything after the press conference, followed by a grand adventure of wild speculation about what he might be thinking or doing and how it might possibly be related to dropping Biden?

And then with this just kinda dropped in there casually towards the end?:

Christie Roberts, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s executive director, told Bloomberg News that internal data since the debate shows Senate races “holding steady or even moved a little in our direction in the last two weeks,”

and then editorialized with:

indicating that voters are prepared to split their ticket between races for president or Senate.

Initial data had suggested senators in Montana, Ohio and Nevada would not be helped by having Harris instead of Biden running at the top of the ticket, two people close to Senate leadership said.

And then editorialized with:

The political situation is incredibly fluid, however, and it will take time to see the full picture.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The usually press-happy politician has avoided the spotlight on Biden’s fate as well, as he finds himself in the uncomfortable position of no longer being closely aligned with a president who he’s worked hand-in-glove with over the past four years to pass an ambitious liberal legislative agenda.

Schumer’s top priority is protecting the five vulnerable Democratic senators running for reelection, and that’s made him wary of rushing into action on Biden, several people close to him have said.

In the days after the debate, as Democrats began floating replacing Biden with Vice President Harris, Schumer encouraged senators to wait for more data before reacting publicly.

The majority leader is in frequent contact with White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients and adviser Steve Ricchetti but has only spoken directly with the president once since the debate, according to a person familiar with the outreach.

Angsty and angry large-dollar donors who want Biden to step aside are in a holding pattern, hoping to pressure the president out of the race, according to multiple people who are responsible for courting large campaign contributions.

“As I have made clear repeatedly publicly and privately, I support President Biden and remain committed to ensuring Donald Trump is defeated in November,” Schumer said in a statement this week.

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He needs to drop Biden. The electoral wound isn't going to get better. It can only get worse.