Playbook: “As the Biden campaign scrambles to calm nerves about the president’s disastrous debate performance, Democrats on Capitol Hill are growing increasingly furious at those around him and increasingly despondent about his prospects for re-election — and their own chances of winning House and Senate majorities.
”“Conversations about a strategy shift are already underway, with some Democratic lawmakers and many deep-pocketed donors plotting how, should Biden continue in the race, to ensure a congressional check on a second Trump term.”
Said one House Democrat: “The way I’m talking to my donors is: The House is the last firewall, folks. We have to flip the House. Ninety-nine percent of the people I talked to can’t get their credit card out fast enough.”