This was supposed to be the week that settled Joe Biden's political fate, but one press conference

and many closed door meetings later, he's still twisting in the wind.

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Two weeks after Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, he is just hanging on to his candidacy.

The number of congressional Democrats calling for him to just hanging on to his candidacy.

The number of congressional Democrats

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