President Joe Biden’s refusal to step aside as the Democratic presidential nominee hurts his party’s chances in 2024. It is Biden’s ego that is his biggest obstacle to bowing out.

The debate last Thursday was a disaster for Biden and the Democratic Party. The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published editorials calling for Biden to abstain from continuing as the Democratic nominee. Even close Biden allies, such as Thomas Friedman, Paul Krugman, Joe Scarborough, and James Carville, said that Biden’s poor performance should result in him stepping aside.