For a while there, it looked like President Joe Biden was maybe, just maybe, in the clear. Then came Wednesday, when the “elites,” as Biden has branded Democrats who want him to quit the presidential race, redoubled their efforts. “Joe Biden is a patriot but is no longer the best candidate to defeat Trump,” he wrote in an X post. You did not need to read much beyond the headline to get the message: “I Love Joe Biden. “Joe Biden is a hero; he saved democracy in 2020.