The people who are urging him to stay in the race are all former Obama or Bill/Hillary advisers/confidants.
Julie Chavez Rodriguez,
* senior advisor to Biden
* Deputy Director pf White House OPE under Obama
* Traveling COS for Kamala Harris in 2020 Election
* Granddaughter of Cesar Chavez
Jen O'Malley Dillion
* manager of Biden's re-election campaign
* manager of Beto O'Roarke's presidential campaign
* Deputy campaign manager for Obama in 2012
Neera Tanden
* senior advisor to Biden
* White house staff secretary
* considered one of Hillary Clinton's most trusted advisors
* deputy campaign manager and policy director for Hillary
* This chick is a piece of work
Mike Donilon
* Senior adviserv to President Joe Biden
* Longtime strategist for Joe Biden
* Chief strategist for Joe Biden 2020 Election campaign
* Counselor to Vice President Biden in the
Obama administration
* Campaign adviser for Bill Clinton in1992
Annie Tomasini
* White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Joe Biden (since 1981)
* Deputy Press Secretary for VP Joe Biden
They are the ones who are saying "polls be damned, we're staying in.' Reasons? THEY WANT TO STAY IN POWER
None of these people are elected into power. They are all appointed.
So while you hear names like Nancy Polosi, Hakeem Jeffries, and Chuck Schumer, it is really these are the people controlling Biden.