One thing I've learned the hard way in news is that whenever there's a situation where I think "this is untenable, it can't go on like this!" it's goes on for a shockingly long time.

So this is YOUR fault, huh

Well, you do have ROAS to consider...

Which politicians, members of Congress, staffers, etc would you look to as bellweathers for the direction of this?

Time to recalibrate priors.

That's what I think every time I see MSNBC do another 4 hour block on "Is Biden too old??" Now supplemented with 4 hours of "Shouldn't Biden really drop out already???" But it just keeps going

As many have said, this feels exceedingly like a coach who has lost the locker room. And those situations can indeed go on for months while everyone knows it is not sustainable.

Humans are shockingly adaptable to maladaptive situations.

What doesn’t help is the continuation of the same narrative from every “news” source. That’s what’s truly untenable. It’s just a different flavor or version when it needs to be a total change in the conversation and the direction. Biden is fine, Trump isn’t. But who’s changing that tune?

The WH press briefing is making me lose all my faith in the press its current incarnation.

It's a good reminder that the plot devices of Sorkin's "West Wing" don't map to reality much at all.