Joe Biden's efforts to stay in the presidential race show who has the real political power

Over the last week and a half, we’ve all been immersed in countless discussions about whether Joe Biden should drop out of the 2024 presidential race. But who has the real sway to persuade the US president

Who was President Joe Biden referring to when he told a rally last week that 'some folks … are trying to push me out of the race'? Photo: AP/Jacquelyn Martin

At a rally in Madison, Wisconsin last Friday, Joe Biden said: “Some folks … are trying to push me out of the race.” To whom was the president referring?

Certainly not to Donald Trump or the Republicans, who have been uncharacteristically silent about the whole question of whether Biden should drop out. They couldn’t push him out of the Democratic race anyway.