For Biden, this Primary season is turning into a disaster. The voters are not just simply unimpressed by the left dragging “their” candidate through the courts using the legal process to disqualify Trump rather than beating him in an open challenge, and flocked to his banners. And they were not more impressed by the offers the left laid on the table.
The grey suits at Democratic Headquarters must be beside themselves with anxiety about the ability for Biden to hold on.
Almost everyday Biden’s mental abilities are called cruelly into question. His mental fog is palpable now. There is no disguising his decline. A report by Robert Hur yesterday showed he could not remember when his son beau died, an event he references constantly. “He did not remember even within several years when his son Beau died.” His health is THE standout issue with voters. Hur refer to Biden’s “ Faulty, Hazy, Fuzzy memory” nine times indeed he “did not remember when he was Vice President.”
There is a growing opinion (or perhaps hope) that Biden may decide to bail out before the election. If so he may go before the convention. He may have a medical emergency which means he simply must retire. Maybe he will decide to go at the time of the Convention. But what if he actually does that?
Panic, and confusion. Disaster.
The American Political Struggle is a physical one, designed from the beginning to weed out the physically weak candidates. Being President is a tough gig, you need to be fit to exercise it. Presidents are not just exemplars of the mental and intellectual struggle, but must be fit to run round the country. Remember how Hilary struggled to walk through several city blocks? Endless trots round, and round all the states with special interests and extra visits in those that are problematic. And for Biden it is combined with the day job in an unsettled world with more problems all at once than we have seen in many a year. A long, long year of endless trekking round the country living in cheap bedrooms and eating nothing but burgers. Is the bold boy up to it? Probably not. He certainly took advantage of Covid that last time to hide in a basement. Covid is a dreadful thing. Must hide. Sure you will understand. Now four years forward he cannot hide away and is forced to poke his tortoise like head out into the world and engage with real people across a continent. Is he up to that level of physical stress? Not really seems to be the answer.
Go now, go now must be the call. And then what? Who steps in. Kamilla Harris is even more unpopular. Do the Dems look round for a white knight on a charger to ride in a save the day? And who would that be?
So from today to March if Biden goes it puts the Dems in a bind with no prominent choice. Biden for instance is the only candidate on Florida or North Carolina. Chaos as no one can get the delegates Result we are off to Convention to sort it out. Perhaps with a strong choice standing out.
March through to June. It just gets worse the longer they leave it. No one has any way to gather enough delegates to seal a deal. Result? We are off to Convention, but this time leaderless.
June to Convention (Aug 19-22). All Primaries have now been held. Off we go to Convention. Leaderless.
Convention! A contested convention! This will be for most people a once in a lifetime political spectacle. Nothing like it has been seen since 1972. And do you remember Hubert Humphey in 1968? He won despite never having entered a primary. It was chaos with riots, protests numerous ballots dreadful displays. Like 1952 when the Dems needed three ballots way back in the days of Adlai Stevenson.
And remember, to add sauce and salt to the deal, the Republicans will have held their Convention already. Their candidate will be clear. And you can just imagine what fun and mischief Trump (if he is chosen) will have with all this!
Basically, if you are going to get rid of Biden for Gods sake do it soon. This weekend would be good!
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