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There were three types of Democrats who reacted in three ways to Biden’s debate collapse.
- Democrat insiders who had been around Biden and knew what to expect
- Ordinary Dems who had limited confidence in him and thought he was too old
- Highly active liberals who donate and consume a lot of media, and genuinely believed the lies.
Of these three groups, only the latter were truly shocked, outrage and made frantic by the debate. This however is also the group at which much of the media’s political analysis and fundraising is aimed.
Their panic helped touch off a mostly disorganized effort to dump Biden.
But was the debate reaction the cause or a convenient pretext?
Polling is barely a science and this can be debated up and down, but the overall analysis of the post-debate polls show that the immediate impact was limited. Biden was polling badly. Now he’s polling a little worse. And in a number of polls, he still performs better against Trump than Kamala or other proposed replacements.
Few people voted for Biden in 2020. Fewer are voting for him now. Or for Kamala. They’re voting for the Dem agenda. They’re voting against Trump. Biden was a nonentity in 2020. He’s a senile mess in 2024. Most Americans hate the economy and the general state of things. Even a great debate performance by Biden wouldn’t have changed that. And Biden’s peak came with his debate against Paul Ryan where he acted like an obnoxious condescending ass. Doing that routine wouldn’t have saved him in 2024.
It’s not really about the debate. Biden is a bad candidate, but the party doesn’t have a good one. Its only real campaign slogans are anti-Trump. And, as Whoopi Goldberg said, it doesn’t matter what Biden does.
But the debate provided an opportunity for a potential reboot. Once the media fastened onto the idea of ousting Biden, his poll numbers began dropping further creating what the media calls a self-fulfilling prophecy, a virtuous cycle of the kind that it usually deploys against Republicans and conservatives.
The debate was an excuse, but the desire to dump Biden is real.
NAVY ET1 says
You’re not the only person saying this Daniel and I personally believe there’s substance to it.
When we consider that 1) it was the earliest presidential debate in history and 2) every debate mandate was to Biden’s detriment and 3) it was Biden insiders, with full knowledge of dementia-riddled shortcomings who arranged it, it looks more like a setup.
All I know is…the Democrat National Convention in Chicago will be must watch TV. Popcorn ready. 🍿 🍿
Gordon says
The number 3 type dems are hilarious. The depths of stupidity that have been revealed over the past 5 years are absolutely astounding. I am finding that most people do not go to source material, or try to learn the origin, history, philosophy, or track record of any issue, ideology or policy. They form opinions based on what somebody else says about it, whether a friend, the TV, or social media. Not one person I’ve talked to who believes the dem take on Agenda 2025 has read it; they are incredulous when I pull it up on my phone and start reading it.
Mark Cogley says
Remember that the CNN panel was calling for his retirement right after the debate. They were ready to pull the plug.
Angel Jacob says
The radical left turned against Biden because he didn’t condemn Israel for defending itself against the islamic terrorists.
Remember these are the same people who worship the criminals and terrorists, defund the police, and facilitate the invasion and destruction of the US. The Enemies Within.
They follow an obey or die ideology. Biden didn’t obey the sharia laws.
Onzeur Trante says
It is certainly plausible and it fits right in with the Democrat playbook. Nothing is surprising anymore when it comes to the Democrats, except for the unthinkable.
Sword of The Spirit says
The entire thing is a charade. Biden acting crazy is orchestrated to get him out and Caclking Kamala in. Or some other demon.
Kasandra says
I admit up front that I have absolutely no evidence for this but I think they had Biden challenge Trump to the debate expecting that Trump would not accept the challenge. The White House had already negotiated the terms of the debate with CNN before making the challenge and those conditions were all unfavorable to Trump. So I think they thought he’d reject it and take Biden off the hook for having to have a live debate for the rest of the campaign. But Trump called their bluff and the rest, so to speak, is history. Leastwise that’s my belief.
SPURWING PLOVER says
A Zombie encountered a Liberal Democrat and walked right past them
mj says
Dare I say that the essence of the Democratic Party is un-American?
A non Biden face, any Democrat face, is just a change of mask for the same destructive Obama, un-American policies.
This type of deception is foreign grown, trying to take root in American soil, a weed trying to choke America to death.
Is America becoming Europe?
America is on a Democratic Party policy trajectory that puts its fate just four months behind that of Britain and France, the EU and the rest of the exemplary, illustrious NATO countries.
Come November, America will choose whether or not to vote for self destruction.
Thanks to sixty years of imported islamization, enhanced with leftist, progressive, communist and let’s not forget woke ideology, the Democratic Party is rotted to the core.