If Harris--or whoever--wins, then Biden's decision to step away is going to be seen as pretty great & noble . . . up there with ol' George W. (at least by staunch Democrats). However . . . if the Democrats lose in the fall, be prepared for recriminations & blame games the likes of which you've never seen and endless critical "what ifs." …
If Harris--or whoever--wins, then Biden's decision to step away is going to be seen as pretty great & noble . . . up there with ol' George W. (at least by staunch Democrats). However . . . if the Democrats lose in the fall, be prepared for recriminations & blame games the likes of which you've never seen and endless critical "what ifs." Joe will catch vicious heat in some corners for not stepping aside sooner. Even though he picked Harris in the first place as his VP, some will even try to claim that Biden the closet racist/sexist would have stepped down sooner if she was a white male. Yes, that's ol' Joe, the man who served *under* a black President.
Regardless of what happens, though, I think the average Democrat--not necessarily the talking heads or the political junkie-types--will still give Biden credit for stepping away. It's *HUGE* if you think about the outsized ego *ANY* person has to have to even think about running for President. That's not even a criticism. These are people with very little self doubt.
I'm thinking that because Pelosi stepped aside for Hakeem Jeffries, she carries some clout on the issue of making way for younger replacements that Joe had to respect.
It must be all the more difficult if his cognitive functions are just fine, but that his communication skills, finesse, and spontaneity have slowed with age. His stutter (which, before 2020, I never knew he had) has become more pronounced. And obviously he just looks frailer. If his is mind is still sharp--or even just 75% as sharp as it was in 2020--it must be pretty galling to have to step aside to help your party beat a man who is bat shit crazy . . . and an idiot.
If Harris--or whoever--wins, then Biden's decision to step away is going to be seen as pretty great & noble . . . up there with ol' George W. (at least by staunch Democrats). However . . . if the Democrats lose in the fall, be prepared for recriminations & blame games the likes of which you've never seen and endless critical "what ifs." Joe will catch vicious heat in some corners for not stepping aside sooner. Even though he picked Harris in the first place as his VP, some will even try to claim that Biden the closet racist/sexist would have stepped down sooner if she was a white male. Yes, that's ol' Joe, the man who served *under* a black President.
Regardless of what happens, though, I think the average Democrat--not necessarily the talking heads or the political junkie-types--will still give Biden credit for stepping away. It's *HUGE* if you think about the outsized ego *ANY* person has to have to even think about running for President. That's not even a criticism. These are people with very little self doubt.
I'm thinking that because Pelosi stepped aside for Hakeem Jeffries, she carries some clout on the issue of making way for younger replacements that Joe had to respect.
It must be all the more difficult if his cognitive functions are just fine, but that his communication skills, finesse, and spontaneity have slowed with age. His stutter (which, before 2020, I never knew he had) has become more pronounced. And obviously he just looks frailer. If his is mind is still sharp--or even just 75% as sharp as it was in 2020--it must be pretty galling to have to step aside to help your party beat a man who is bat shit crazy . . . and an idiot.