It's not ol' white joe who needs to be "convinced".
Rather, it's dr. jill.
berdie writes:
"After the Hunter debacle today, they may have more leverage. But how are they going to dump kammie?"
There's something you're missing.
If ol' white joe declines to run again, that means that kamala (sutra) will have to win the presidential nomination on her own (it won't just be given to her automatically). There will be other contenders -- greasy gavin, perhaps gretchen whitmer, certainly RFKjr.
How well did ms. kamala do the last time she tried to run?