As Ari Emanuel writes in The Economist, this looks more and more like Trumpism, down to railing against a conspiracy of the elites. We all saw that he's getting senile. There's no way he can do the job for the next four years. Voters now know it and they won't vote for him.
He should withdraw now to give the new candidate enough time to gain name recognition with voters. Elections are down to party ID and name recognition; every day that he hangs on hurts the chances of his replacement. What he's doing is disgraceful beyond words.
Why won’t he sit for cognitive tests when taking and passing them would obviously help him stay in the race? My hunch is he won’t take them because he has something to hide?
He was examined earlier this year, and the results of that examination are public information. The examination found no evidence of cognitive decline, beyond that of regular aging. He has an issue with stuttering, and some have suggested he has another issue related to translating ideas into words. Those are lifelong issues, not anything new although I think that age has exacerbated them a bit.
Trump also seems to have difficulty translating ideas into words. His words are sometimes quite jumbled nonsense. I don’t know if it’s the same issue which Biden appears to have or a different one.
What kind of an examination did he have? Was he given an examination that can diagnose or rule out Alzheimer’s or other significant diagnosis? Or was it a more superficial exam after which doctor concluded for unknown reasons that a more detailed exam was unnecessary? I don’t know and neither do you.
"no evidence of cognitive decline, beyond that of regular aging." Aging does not inevitably produce cognitive decline. Most have no issues, including those in their nineties.
He's just wrong about the electorate. It's hard to admit you can be replaced but he can. The polls show majority would prefer another candidate, and substantial majority is concerned.
Beating Trump is not impossible for any Democrat. He's still very unpopular and never should have won in the first place. It requires running against all the stupid shit he will do, explaining it on TV, radio, speeches, etc.
Where is the evidence Biden can and will do this?
I suppose Biden wants to prove he was the one, nobody else can do it. He's not thinking about us. It's about an idea in his mind.
This risk never should have been taken. It's all so wrong. The foolishness boggles my mind.
All in all, truly hard to believe. After all we have been through, and all that we face. To be so powerless to do anything to protect ourselves. It's agonizing.
"nothing... has reassured those who watched his debate performance" I see little difference between the Biden we've always seen and the Biden in the debate. He did exactly as expected, in character and delivering platitudes and insults in his typical fumbling way. I was surprised by the MSM response. What did they see that wasn't always there?
There was absolutely no real clamor among primary voters outside Michigan for a protest vote against Biden. But this may have been because of fear that a serious challenge would weaken the party against Trump. If the weaknesses against Trump are more Biden's than the brand of the Democratic Party then maybe this is a very different situation.
(I am in despair over the Steve Bannon interview with David Brooks where he suggested that Lincoln was a dictatorial war president because he was a nationalist. Even if it was actually true that things are so bad that we needed a temporary dictator Donald Trump is not public-spirited enough to be that person.)
And about the extreme position on immigration Bannon is entirely wrong. People with classic immigrant stories are gettable for the Republican Party because they actually believe in America more than people that do not. It is actually a sign of self-confidence for America to let these people in even if that is not the case for Europe.
The fact is that Trump and many Republicans want Biden to be the nominee because they know it represents a relatively easy win.
Biden’s decline over the last 6 months has been obvious: find me another issue that 75% of Americans agree on….
If the goal is to beat Trump, the best play is obviously for Biden to willingly resign and endorse Harris. Given that doesn’t seem likely, the next best option appears to be sheltering Biden as much as possible so as to hide his decline. That certainly seems to be the path his team has chosen, it just looks like they’re playing a losing hand
As Ari Emanuel writes in The Economist, this looks more and more like Trumpism, down to railing against a conspiracy of the elites. We all saw that he's getting senile. There's no way he can do the job for the next four years. Voters now know it and they won't vote for him.
He should withdraw now to give the new candidate enough time to gain name recognition with voters. Elections are down to party ID and name recognition; every day that he hangs on hurts the chances of his replacement. What he's doing is disgraceful beyond words.
Why won’t he sit for cognitive tests when taking and passing them would obviously help him stay in the race? My hunch is he won’t take them because he has something to hide?
He was examined earlier this year, and the results of that examination are public information. The examination found no evidence of cognitive decline, beyond that of regular aging. He has an issue with stuttering, and some have suggested he has another issue related to translating ideas into words. Those are lifelong issues, not anything new although I think that age has exacerbated them a bit.
Trump also seems to have difficulty translating ideas into words. His words are sometimes quite jumbled nonsense. I don’t know if it’s the same issue which Biden appears to have or a different one.
What kind of an examination did he have? Was he given an examination that can diagnose or rule out Alzheimer’s or other significant diagnosis? Or was it a more superficial exam after which doctor concluded for unknown reasons that a more detailed exam was unnecessary? I don’t know and neither do you.
"no evidence of cognitive decline, beyond that of regular aging." Aging does not inevitably produce cognitive decline. Most have no issues, including those in their nineties.
Sigh.
He's just wrong about the electorate. It's hard to admit you can be replaced but he can. The polls show majority would prefer another candidate, and substantial majority is concerned.
Beating Trump is not impossible for any Democrat. He's still very unpopular and never should have won in the first place. It requires running against all the stupid shit he will do, explaining it on TV, radio, speeches, etc.
Where is the evidence Biden can and will do this?
I suppose Biden wants to prove he was the one, nobody else can do it. He's not thinking about us. It's about an idea in his mind.
This risk never should have been taken. It's all so wrong. The foolishness boggles my mind.
All in all, truly hard to believe. After all we have been through, and all that we face. To be so powerless to do anything to protect ourselves. It's agonizing.
Interesting strategy for some Democrats to make a power play against a sitting president. Good luck with that.
Biden has made his decision, and Democrats are starting to fall in line. The window is closing.
"nothing... has reassured those who watched his debate performance" I see little difference between the Biden we've always seen and the Biden in the debate. He did exactly as expected, in character and delivering platitudes and insults in his typical fumbling way. I was surprised by the MSM response. What did they see that wasn't always there?
There was absolutely no real clamor among primary voters outside Michigan for a protest vote against Biden. But this may have been because of fear that a serious challenge would weaken the party against Trump. If the weaknesses against Trump are more Biden's than the brand of the Democratic Party then maybe this is a very different situation.
(I am in despair over the Steve Bannon interview with David Brooks where he suggested that Lincoln was a dictatorial war president because he was a nationalist. Even if it was actually true that things are so bad that we needed a temporary dictator Donald Trump is not public-spirited enough to be that person.)
And about the extreme position on immigration Bannon is entirely wrong. People with classic immigrant stories are gettable for the Republican Party because they actually believe in America more than people that do not. It is actually a sign of self-confidence for America to let these people in even if that is not the case for Europe.
The fact is that Trump and many Republicans want Biden to be the nominee because they know it represents a relatively easy win.
Biden’s decline over the last 6 months has been obvious: find me another issue that 75% of Americans agree on….
If the goal is to beat Trump, the best play is obviously for Biden to willingly resign and endorse Harris. Given that doesn’t seem likely, the next best option appears to be sheltering Biden as much as possible so as to hide his decline. That certainly seems to be the path his team has chosen, it just looks like they’re playing a losing hand
I don’t think so. I think the GOP would prefer to face someone other than Biden.
Biden is falling behind and cannot do anything to catch up because he does not have the ability now.
Bait & switch: thought we were getting joe biden 2020 version. Guess not....