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Biden campaign as walls close in: LALALALALALALALALA

As more and more prominent Democrats call for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, the future of his re-election campaign sits somewhere between listing and sunk.But as the political walls closed on Biden Thursday, his campaign's communications team pressed forward as if there's no question — at all — that Biden will remain in the race and be the Democratic Party's nominee.It evoked images of a "Simpsons" episode where Principal Skinner suggests ignoring distractions by putting your fingers in your ears and making the "LALALALALALALALA" sound.During former President Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, the Biden-Harris campaign asked for donations to keep them in the White House. RELATED ARTICLE: ‘Staying in race’: Aides stick to message as stunning report suggests Biden about to quit"Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and their closest allies are hellbent on governing with greed and ruthlessness, while Joe and Kamala are committed to fighting for working families and leading our country with courage and decency," the emaill said. Another Biden-Harris fundraising email from Thursday read, "With this week being the Republican National Convention, thousands of folks have chipped in to help reelect President Biden and defeat the GOP at the ballot box. Now, they’re hoping you’ll do the same."An emailed statement from Ammar Moussa, a spokesperson for the Biden-Harris campaign, focused on the campaign's new ad attacking the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 based on reelection of former President Donald Trump."Team Biden-Harris is investing in new ads to warn voters about the dangers of Donald Trump’s Project 2025 – his radical, far-right playbook for a second term," Moussa said. "Now, every voter will hear about Trump’s Project 2025 and show up in droves this November to defeat it.”A news release from the campaign highlighted a public letter from more 1,300 Black women leaders and allies supporting Biden and Harris' nomination, and the campaign hyped up an interview with Luis Sandoval of Univision’s Uforia."After weeks of traveling across the country and speaking directly to Latino voters, President Biden had a clear message: 'I've committed that what I'm going to do is make sure that we maintain the basic rights of everyone. [...] We're going to fight like hell,'” the release said. Texts came, too. Adam Kinzinger, a former Republican congressman from Illinois, asked for $20 donations to "make a huge difference for President Biden's chances at defeating Donald Trump at the ballot box."Biden's social media accounts remained active supporting his reelection platform as well. Screen grab from social media for President Joe Biden.But, Biden remaining the Democratic presidential nominee is much less certain than his fundraising emails might lead supporters to believe.Those close to Biden have said the president in considering dropping out of the race, The New York Times reported Thursday. Each day, more prominent Democrats are calling on Biden to back out. They range from legislators — such as Sens. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Peter Welch (D-VT) and Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Jim Costa (D-CA) — to celebrities such as actor George Clooney and author Stephen King. Many more, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Chuck Schumer, have reportedly urged Biden, 81, to reconsider whether he can actually win after a disastrous June debate performance prompted relentless question about his physical and mental fitness. Biden would be 86 years old in 2029 on the final day of a full second term.If Biden were to drop out and his vice president, Harris, secure the nomination, she would benefit from all the funds the Biden-Harris campaign has raised to date since the campaign committees were registered in both of their names, the Associated Press reported.Biden's campaign manager said the campaign is "not working through any scenarios where President Biden is not at the top of the ticket," NPR reported.Biden's campaign did not immediately respond to Raw Story's request for comment. But on Thursday morning, Biden's principal deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks, along with U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), insisted at an availability in Milwaukee outside the Republican National Convention that Biden will not quit the race and will become the Democratic nominee when Democrats meet next month in Chicago for their national convention.