As the pressure mounted on President Biden about whether to continue his presidential bid, Democrats saw only one person who could help bring the conversation to the forefront: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Since Biden’s dismal debate performance three weeks ago, Pelosi listened to members, huddled with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies and called former President Obama. And then she appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" — Biden's favorite news program — to drop her first hints. "I want him to do whatever he decides to do," she said at the time. "And that's the way it is, whatever he decides we go with."

Behind the scenes last week, Pelosi relayed her concerns to Biden about what she’s been hearing from members, coupled with the facts that polls show he was going to lose to Trump. She has also told some allies in recent days that she’s worried about fundraising, which had slowed down tremendously.

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