tia writen, an assistant professor of political science at virginia commonwealth university and amie parnes, senior political correspondent for the hill, where she wrote this piece published today, democrats stalemate over biden candidacy escalates. amy, thanks for being here. you say, quote, he's doug in, meaning the president, what's the very latest the latest is he still dug in michael. >> i mean, i think this is why we're at a stalemate. you have both sides pushing really hard. you saw what happened this week with the former house speaker, nancy pelosi. a lot of people think that she has been working quietly behind the scenes. a lot of people are they're convinced that president obama, his silence speaks for you know, for everyone as well. and so you have all of these, these forces pushing and pulling. and here we are. but the thing is the big question is how long can this last? and i think you're right when you say that president obama, president biden has said for years he said it in 2020 that he's the only one who can beat trump. he's saying it again to allies. he's saying, look, i'v

for more i spoke with amie parnes, senior political correspondent for the political website the hill.re's a very different atmosphere in the two campaigns at the moment, isn't there? he's been under pressure to make a decision, butjoe biden has made that decision, it's just not the one that some people want to hear, it seems. i know, and so far it's a stalemate, and that is what is kind of angering and frustrating a lot of democrats. they're seeing former president trump at these rallies, at the convention. his party is behind him, they're unified, and the democratic party is not, and so i think right now they're trying to break the stalemate. obviously both sides are very dug—in. you have the president defiant and saying, "you know what? i beat donald trump last time, in 2020. i'm going to do it again." he thinks he is the only candidate who can do this, and that's why he's so dug in. and then you have the lawmakers on the other side, and donors and pundits and everyone piling on. and the pressure will only mount, because i'm hearing from democrats that they're expecting more lawmake

let's get some more insight with amie parnes, senior political correspondent at the hill.nt atmosphere in the two campaigns. he is under pressure to make a decision, butjoe biden has made that decision, it is just not the one some people want to hear. i know it, and so far, it is a stalemate and that is angering and frustrating a lot of democrats. they see former president trump at these rallies, at the convention. his party is behind him. they are unified and the democratic party is not. so i think right now, they are trying to break the stalemate. both sides are very dug in. you have the president defiant and saying, you know what? i beat donald trump less time in 2020, i am going to do it again. he thinks he's the only candidate who did this —— you can do this and that's why he is so dug in. you have the lawmakers and donors on the other side and pundits and everybody piling on. and the pressure will only mount. i am hearing from democrats they expect more lawmakers to come out in the coming days. so it is not going to get easierfor the coming days. so it is not going t

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and also with us, senior political correspondent for the hill, amy parnes, and peter baker. what is the feeling in the white house as the doubts in d.c. keep spiraling and the expectations for today's press conference? >> reporter: good morning. well, the white house and the campaign insist that president biden is staying in the race, and they view today's press conference as an unscripted event that will prove to his doubters, those on capitol hill, to donors, for example, that he is ready to do the job. now, as you mentioned, this is his first solo press conference of the year, and we understand it's now been pushed back an hour because of nato's schedule. it's scheduled for 6:30 eastern time. this is something that washington, really many of president biden's critics, will be watching to see how he answers reporters' questions. we don't have an exact time for how long this press conference may last. the president has held other news conferences but those are often with foreign leaders and only offer two domestic reporters and two international reporters. this press confer

with us now, nbc news white house correspondent allie raffa, amy parnes and brendan buck, a former press secretary for former house speaker john boehner and paul ryan. he's also an msnbc political analyst. so, thank you, all of you, for being here. ali, it is a busy schedule for a holiday week. what is the president hoping to accomplish with those trips that we just laid out and this big primetime interview with abc news? >> yeah, yamiche, the biden team is fully aware of the need now to get the president visible, to get him in front of as many eyes as possible to try to dispel these growing concerns about his fitness to stay in the race and possibly serve a second term in office. tomorrow, as you said, he'll be holding a rally in battleground wisconsin, a state he narrowly won over former president trump in 2020. he'll be holding that rally and afterwards will sit down for his first lengthy tv interview since that poor debate performance last week. he'll be sitting down with abc news. and so, no doubt there are going to be a lot of eyes on that interview from voters, from the american p