Mr. Biden is wounded. He’s defiant, but wounded, and the momentum seems to be building among those who want him to step aside.
Even if this is somehow a piling on, it feels like we’re not far removed from that moment when Biden faces the cameras and announces he’s bowing out in favor of Kamala Harris. It seems to be approaching inevitable. Biden’s candidacy is becoming less viable every day in no small part because there is so much negative talk out there. It’s taking on the feel of a self-fulfilling prophecy, even if Joe is still actually capable of carrying out his duties.
I hope the Dems know what they’re doing. Changing candidates at this point in the campaign would appear to be a risky thing. Harris seems capable, but then the question becomes, “Who will be the running mate?” Stepping back for a moment, it sometimes feels like the DNC is panicking, depending too much on poll numbers still 4 months removed from the election, and strangely fixated on the sub-par debate performance. This could turn into a debacle if it’s not done right. The thing is, I can’t see people deciding to vote for Trump if Biden withdraws. It seems more likely that people just won’t vote at all, unless a more attractive candidate emerges.
Events in England and France are encouraging, to some extent. One can only hope that trend carries over to the states. In any event, whoever ends up facing Trump needs to be interesting enough to prevent any chance of the empty-headed gas bag prevailing.
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