Morning Joe didn't just pour ice-cold water on Joe Biden's campaign on Wednesday. It unleashed a veritable Niagara of negativity about Uncle Joe's presidential prospects today. Joe Scarborough led off with this stunning assertion:

"I have yet to talk to a Democratic activist or a Democratic fundraiser who is excited about Joe Biden getting in the race. I'll take it a step further. I've been surprised, but almost every Democrat I have spoken with is concerned that this is going to end badly for Joe Biden, and that he should not get into the race."

MSNBC's John Heilemann echoed Scarborough's somber take, saying that those who like Biden the most are "concerned about what's about to happen to him." That sounds ominous. They should just say he's in danger of being this year's "Jeb!"

This isn't some kind of pro-Trump, Republican hot take. Was Morning Joe giving its honest take on Biden's prospects, or was it talking him down out of a preference for another Democratic candidate? A hint could come from this Scarborough comment:

"It is hard to see Joe Biden stirring up the type of excitement as, say, you know, Kamala Harris did in her introduction, or that Mayor Pete is doing every day.

And we've noted that the show is gaga for Buttigieg.

If you're a Biden aide, you might not want to share this Morning Joe segment with Uncle Joe--unless you believe it could serve as "bulletin-board material" to fire him up!

Note: Willie Geist did hold out a glimmer of hope for Biden, saying that although he's heard a lot of the same pessimism the others expressed, "a lot of people are going to look at this race and say, who can beat Donald Trump? Who ends the Trump administration? And they may decide it's Joe Biden."

Here's the transcript.



MSNBC

Morning Joe

4/24/19

6:15 am EDT