Opinion | Democrats Prepare for the Biden Coup

One thing we’ve learned over the years is that Washington Democrats are ruthless when threatened by a loss of power. You almost have to admire their cold-blooded calculation. President Biden is now learning this harsh lesson as the Democratic-media complex organizes to, er, persuade him to withdraw from the presidential race.

That effort, which began after Mr. Biden’s failed debate on June 27, is now in full orchestrated gale. The President hasn’t taken the hint to drop out from the withdrawal calls by the media and Congress’s backbenchers, so now the big names are letting it be known they too want Joe to go.

The calls for Mr. Biden to step aside halted for a few days after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. But they’re picking up as the GOP puts on a show of unity at its Milwaukee convention this week. The polls are also turning against Mr. Biden, with some swing state surveys moving toward Donald Trump outside the margin of error.

So the backstage coup accelerates. First the press learns, somehow, that Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have visited Mr. Biden to deliver the news that he could cost Democrats control of Congress. Neither man denies it when asked.