28 thoughts on “And Now, Biden?”

  2. Biden is the worst candidate I have ever seen. Not because of his polices or the corruption or his job performance but because he is clearly is poor health and unfit for anything outside of assisted living.

    The media will cover for him but the debates will be brutal and they wont be able to avoid showing his campaign events. The media will be in a trap of trying to give him as much air time as they can or letting Trump fill that time.

  3. “On top of all of this, Biden would be the oldest president ever — he’s older than the oldest boomer, and would be older on his first day in office than Ronald Reagan was on his last day. No one knows how mentally agile he’ll be tomorrow, much less in November. If a man who could come completely unglued on live television at any moment is your party’s best hope, your party should be very, very nervous.”

    The main stream media will cover for him just like they did when Hillary Clinton “fainted”, sorry I mean pole-axed on national TV and had to be carried unconscious into her vehicle. Only to have to listen to Rachel Maddow hyperventilating her “…people faint all the time it doesn’t mean a thing..” defense.

    1. Or Bernie Sanders’ heart attack; about which little is said about what that says about his fitness health wise for POTUS. Somehow it is a non-event.

      “The delicate issue for Bernie Sanders that his Democratic opponents won’t touch”

      “Sen. Bernie Sanders is a 78-year-old man who had a heart attack less than six months ago.”

      “That reality has begun to sink in among the Democratic establishment this week, as it has become much, much clearer in the six days since the Nevada caucuses that this nomination is now the Vermont democratic socialist’s to lose. The scrutiny applied to a front-running candidate covers their policy positions, their personality and preparedness for the nation’s top job, and yes, even their health.

      Consider what President Donald Trump would do with the issue of Sanders’ health, given a) that Sanders had a well-documented heart attack last fall while campaigning in Nevada and b) the way in which Trump tried to make Hillary Clinton’s health an issue in 2016. Following an apparent episode of light-headedness at a September 11 memorial, Trump would go after Clinton’s health at nearly every campaign rally, “She’s supposed to fight all of these different things and she can’t make it 15 feet to her car?” he said in October 2016 in Pennsylvania. “Give me a break. give me a break. Give me a break! She’s home resting right now. She’s getting ready for her next speech, which is going to be about two or three minutes.”

      Poleaxing becomes “light-headedness”; I guess a heart attack in a 78 yr old man will become a “minor cardiac event” or some such.

      https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/28/politics/bernie-sanders-heart-attack-health/index.html

      1. Did I go on record in 2016 that if the GOP establishment wanted to stop Donald Trump, that they needed to rally behind one alternative candidate, and that I said this after South Carolina?

        Jeb dropped out early, but Kasich and Cruz were both at it through Wisconsin (I’ll admit to block voting for someone with ic/ich at the end of their name), but it wasn’t until Indiana that Mr. Trump’s clear path to the nomination was secured — is that when Mike Pence became a household name?

        It looks like the Dems may be stuck with Mr. Biden? Couldn’t they have kept this thing headed towards a second ballot at the Milwaukee convention where cooler heads and seasoned hands could have selected a viable candidate in a smoke-free room?

        Were they afraid of a brokered convention turning a place an hour-and-a-half from where I live into a smoldering hole in the ground?

  4. Biden has no legitimate way to win, particularly once female voters get to see the molestation videos. But that doesn’t mean he won’t; this election is all down to how many votes the Democrats can fake.

      1. Women (wymyn?) have been told by the Inner Party to not care about Biden’s behavior.

        1. Women don’t really care about rape at all. They only care if the rapist is beta.

          2. @Edward M. Grant

            Biden gets away with criminal behavior, even while boasting about on video. That’s good enough for the women voters.

            There’s a reason President Trump refers to Biden as “Sleepy Joe,” not “Creepy Joe.” Trump understands the true nature of women.

  5. Has anyone on either side of this campaign noticed the difference in energy level between President Trump and Biden? Can any of you imagine keeping up the kind of schedule President Trump has for the past five years? I can’t, and I’m only 65.

    Biden belongs in a nursing home, not in the White House. The Democrat party has to know this. The key to their strategy will be who they put up as the VP, because that’s who will be running the country (if they win).

    1. The Democrat’s VP choice this year will likely be the most important since Harry Truman was picked to be FDR’s VP in 1944. Everyone knew FDR was in very poor health and probably would not survive a 4th term. Both Bernie and Biden are likely in the same situation. The presidency is a stressful job, so Bernie’s heart might not be up to the stress (with or without some “help”). Biden is has been incredibly stupid for a long time and what appears to be dementia isn’t helping things.

  6. “Biden belongs in a nursing home, not in the White House. The Democrat party has to know this. The key to their strategy will be who they put up as the VP, because that’s who will be running the country (if they win).”

    Agreed on your first point. As to the rest I believe you have an exaggerated perception of how rational their actions are; they simply want back in power by any means. Their other agenda is irrational Trump Derangement Syndrome.

    1. The other thing is that, so long as Biden stays in the race, Pelosi and the media won’t let Trump jail him. They’re all so deep in Ukrainian corruption that they need to keep Biden out of jail as long as possible.

      And, hey, maybe the horse will learn to fly.

  7. It’s not as if Biden is a walking talking gaffe machine, with a penchant for blowing the whistle on his own illegal activity.

    And I don’t mean in Ukraine.
    https://pjmedia.com/trending/joe-biden-offered-pete-buttigieg-a-job-in-his-administration-and-may-have-broken-the-law-doing-so/

    Gee, the Democrats had best hope that a certain person who sits at the Resolute desk who’s been fanning the “Bernie got cheated again!” flames doesn’t hear about this.

  8. If I were a rational, Democrat Party strategist I would pretty much conclude that the Dem Presidential candidate bench is so thin that there is no way to win this year’s Presidential election.

    So…my strategy would be to select the loser which I believe will damage the party the least, in the loss. Remember that 2024 will be a wide open election for both parties – no incumbent.

    At the same time, if I had identified any rising stars for 2024, I would protect them against damage from a sure loss (either for the nomination or the office), and unfortunate exposure in 2020. Next, I would want to continue to present the fable of being centrist as they did successfully in 2018 – that worked for them and allowed them to get in candidates who, if their true position were known, couldn’t be elected dog catcher. Lastly, I’d need time to purge the party of lefty loonies.

    In short, minimize damage for the future.

    Sanders would risk the House Majority and hopes for the Senate.

    Liawatha would present those same risks though to a lesser degree. And has the advantage that we could claim she lost due to misogyny – as she’s already doing.

    But Creepy Joe represents the least risk in a loss, the least risk to future prospects.

    Cut your losses – live to fight another day.

    1. That’s pretty much how I see it, also. A Sanders nomination would likely go down in Mondale-like flames and would likely hurt Democrats in congressional and state elections down-ballot. With the census taking place this year, control of state governments becomes even more important in regard to determining congressional districts.

      1. “That’s pretty much how I see it, also. A Sanders nomination would likely go down in Mondale-like flames and would likely hurt Democrats in congressional and state elections down-ballot. With the census taking place this year, control of state governments becomes even more important in regard to determining congressional districts.”

        Yes but if Bernie Sanders’s supporters perceive that the “fix” was in at the convention and that Bernie was “cheated” out of the nomination they might stay home in November and not vote in protest. If he (Saunders) comes into the convention with a majority of the delegates (still a possibility) and Bloomberg’s money courts super delegates to Biden, that is a likely response. Bloomberg is out of the race but is forming a group to continue to help the dems win; that might include said convention super delegate courting especially if somehow Sanders still ends up getting the majority of delegates. He (Saunders) is saying if Biden get the majority he will drop out.

        https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/03/05/sanders_if_biden_has_more_delegates_at_the_convention_or_end_of_the_process_hes_the_nominee.html

    2. Agreed. This election cycle is about holding the House and possibly flipping the Senate. The Comeback Coot [1] is safe for the down ballot tickets whilst keeping the powder dry for 2024. Even Trump is on the record with Hannity saying the Dems aren’t running their best candidates this year.

      [1] Credit Mark Steyn….

      1. the Dems aren’t running their best candidates this year.

        In the past year or so we’ve seen several dozen also-rans like Inslee, Hickenlooper, Bennett, Bullock, O’Rourke, Castro, Harris, Duval, Booker and so on. They’ve all taken themselves out for ’24. Who’s left to run then?

        One problem they face is that so many Dems run from safe districts and states, and have no idea how to deal with actual opposition. Lucky for them, the Stupid Party will revert to normal after the Bad Orange Man is gone, and nominate another Romney or McCain.

        1. Fauxcahontas will fight no more forever. This is the year of the old white man! Invest in Burma Shave and Cialis!

          1. Bolshoi Bernie gets trounced and supposedly that’s why stocks go up. Does that mean the huge drop today is because everyone is disappointed that the Indian Princess is no longer running?

        2. ” Lucky for them, the Stupid Party will revert to normal after the Bad Orange Man is gone, and nominate another Romney or McCain.”

          Well suppose Sanders get the nomination or as I suggested above Biden does it in a contested way. Bernie backers stay home and the Republicans land slide back the House expand the Senate and Trump keeps POTUS. The State houses would likely benefit as well with more falling into Republican hands for the critical post census redistricting that will occur in 2021. With enough state Houses in GOP hands that raises the improbable possibility of the 22nd Amendment being repealed. Trump could run again either as a third consecutive term or maybe in 2028.

          1. Trump has already signaled his willingness to use the perception of Bernie Sanders being “cheated out of nomination” as an attack point against Biden. As well as the Hunter Biden/Ukraine actual quid pro quo.

  9. My worries about Trump’s reelection chances are summed up by one word: Coronavirus.

    One of Trump’s biggest electoral strengths is the economy; the economy is the #1 issue for voters, and pretty much always is. The only times a sitting president has been defeated for reelection in modern times, a bad economy was part of the mix.

    Coronavirus, though, is a nasty wildcard. It could well do us some economic damage and trigger a recession if it gets worse here. That would harm Trump’s chances for reelection.

    I consider the current crop of Democrats a worse disease than Coronavirus, so, this concerns me.

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