Update: The German government coalition has now almost certainly collapsed. No official announcement yet, leaders are still talking in the chancellery, but Finance Min Lindner has urged Scholz to pave the way for snap elections (likely in early March). First reported by Bild.

The big mistake was the Democrats not moving on Biden more quickly. It deprived the party of an opportunity not to have a primary. They could have chosen a candidate not associated with the administration, or give Harris time to calibrate a better message. That was denied to them. Biden's reputation is going to suffer mightily. There won't be any saccharine "thank you, Joes" again.

Je viens d’échanger avec le chancelier @OlafScholz. Nous allons œuvrer pour une Europe plus unie, plus forte, plus souveraine dans ce nouveau contexte. En coopérant avec les États-Unis d’Amérique et en défendant nos intérêts et nos valeurs.

Somehow, some way, the media and the people who run the Democratic Party will figure out how to blame this all on Bernie Bros. That train is always on time.