Theyarerallyingaroundthepresidentandsaying, yeah, hehad a baddebate, buthecanstilldothis.
彼らは大統領の周りに結集し、ああ、彼はひどい討論をしたが、まだやれる、と言っている。
Butthereare a lotofpeoplethatcertainlymatterforthepresidentintermsofthemainstreammedia, aswellasintermsofseniorleadersintheformerObamacampthataresayingthatthisguyneedstostepdown.
And I dothinkitmatterswhenthepaperofrecordforthecenterleft, TheNewYorkTimes, hasnotjusttheirindividualcolumnists, buttheeditorialboardwritingthatheneedstostanddown.
Andinanelectionwhereturnoutmatters, thefactthatlargenumbersofDemocratsarenowquestioningthefitnessforofficeoftheirowncandidate, I think, doesmakeitmorelikelythatTrumpisgoingtowin.
I dobelievethatiftheywantedtogothealternativeroute, alternativesexist.
もし彼らが代替策を取りたければ、代替策は存在すると私は信じている。
Firstofall, atthisstage, givenBiden's ageandgiventhewayheislikelytoappearoverthecomingfivemonths, I don't thinkthatKamalaHarrisis a worsechoice, islesslikelytowinthanBiden.
Sosimplysteppingback, continuingthecampaign, butKamalabecomesthecandidate, I wouldsayatthispoint, and I wouldn't havesaidthatsixmonthsago, she's aslikelytotaketheelectionasBidenwouldbe, bothinmyview, onbalancelikelytolose.
つまり、単純に一歩下がって選挙戦を続け、しかしカマラが候補者となる。
But I alsothinkthatthepotentialofbringinginsomebodyelseintheconvention, andthereare a lotofstrongcandidatesoutthere, GinaRaimondowouldbecertainlytowardsthetop, especiallybecausesheisactively a verytrustedpartoftheBidencabinet.
Thatisalso, ofcourse, a biggerrisk, becauseherenotonlyareyoupushingasideKamalaHarris, whichwillantagonize a lotofhersupporters, andtherearemany, butalsowouldbeputtingupsomeonewhodoesnothave a significanttrackrecordinnationalpolitics.
So I understandthattactically, whenyouhave a teamthatisorientedtowardsconsensusaroundBiden, thatonanygivenday, puttingyourheadupandsaying, I thinkit's timeforyoutogo, sir, isnot a greatstrategy.
Andofcourse, thatleadstomany, many, many, manydaysofkickingthecanuntilthepointwhenitis a lotharderandthedangersare a lotgreaterthantheywereifyouhadhadthatconversation, say, a yearago.