After Thursday’s debate, Democratic strategists, media personalities and former staffers were floating the idea of President Joe Biden stepping down from the campaign. On Friday night, the New York Times‘s editorial board called for Biden to end his bid for presidency. The one person who has stayed in his corner is also the person most likely to have more influence than anyone else — his wife, Jill Biden.

While the Democratic party struggles to remain composed with the threat of losing the presidency, and possibly down ballot House and Senate races due to Biden’s subpar debate performance revealing his frail and aging condition; Joe Biden will not succumb to outside calls for him to end his presidential run.