At this point, virtually everyone in America and around the world knows that the President of the United States is incapable of doing his job.
He proved that again and again last night.
Remember all the gaslighting from the media and the Democrats about how Biden is secretly an intellectual giant, turning intellectual in private? Yes. Sure, guys.
Look at this again and tell me that – only in secret meetings where only Democrats are present – Biden is the next Albert Einstein:
But the debate itself was not Joe Biden’s biggest problem. And it’s not his biggest threat. No, that comes from within the Democratic House.
Hakeem Jeffries is throwing Joe Biden under the bus
Enter Hakeem Jeffries – currently the minority leader in the House of Representatives. If not the third most powerful Democrat, after Biden and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, he is in the top five. So what he says must carry a lot of weight.
And what he said is really bad for Biden.
Associated Press congressional reporter Farnoush Amiri asked Jeffries whether Biden is “the most effective messenger for Democrats.” Read that as: “if Biden is to remain the Democratic nominee.”
And that’s when Jeffries completely threw President Biden under the bus:
“President Biden will be speaking in North Carolina today around noon, as I understand it. I look forward to hearing from President Biden. And until he articulates a path forward in terms of his vision for America right now, I will reserve comment on anything related to where we are right now, other than to say I support the ticket. I support the Democratic majority in the Senate. And of course we’re going to do everything we have to do as Democrats in the House of Representatives to win.”
Yes! He might as well have said “step down.” To me, this reads like an ultimatum to the president. You’ll notice that Jeffries is behind “the ticket,” not Joe Biden. Then he rambles on about completely unrelated topics to try to get out of it.
These are truly wonderful times, friends.
Where do the Democrats go from here?
Your humble correspondent is torn on this question. It can go in different ways.
First, Biden is sticking to his guns. As I understand it, removing him from the ballot at this point would require his consent. Will he do it? He’s a stubborn son of a gun, God loves him. I estimate the chances of that are 50-50.
Second, Biden agrees to resign. But who will take his place? The difference between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party is that the former is smart and good at politics. The Democrats know they cannot put the barely literate Kamala Harris against Trump’s artillery. She’ll be eaten alive worse than Mr. Magoo.
The conventional wisdom is that Biden would be replaced by California Governor Gavin Newsom. That’s a strong showing from the Democrats, at a time when people are complaining about the age of the candidates. Of course, California is a five-alarm dumpster fire, so this isn’t a silver bullet.
Enter the magic bullet: Michelle Obama. I’ve been predicting this for a while. There simply can’t be a better move for Democrats than bringing Michelle in at the last minute to save the party and revive the Obama era.
The third option: Shenanigans. Perhaps Biden will drop out under circumstances that are not entirely voluntary. God only knows what kind of machinations are going on behind the scenes right now.
One thing is certain: Biden’s chances of leaving are greater than his chances of staying.
Immediately after the debate, both CNN and MSDNC openly called for Biden’s resignation. I have never seen anything like this in my decades as a political scientist.