How Could He?
Primary ole Joe Biden…. the Democratic President?….
Just because the media keeps repeating that 60%+ Democrats want someone younger does NOT mean they REALLY want someone?
As President Joe Biden’s party frets openly over his reelection bid, House Democrats are growing more furious with one of their own — Dean Phillips — over his long-shot primary challenge to the president.
Even Democrats who insist their Minnesota colleague won’t hurt Biden in the end are aghast that Phillips would take the risk by running. It doesn’t help that he has centered his campaign on critiquing Biden’s age amid lackluster recent polls that show voters share the same concern about the 80-year-old president.
“It’s threatening the success of the Democratic ticket from top to bottom,” said Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.), who had personally urged Phillips not to run.
Interviews with more than a dozen Democratic lawmakers and senior aides in recent weeks, reveal that Phillips’ candidacy is deeply aggravating his party. As former President Donald Trump surges toward the GOP nomination, Democrats are keenly aware of how quickly a nuisance candidacy like Phillips’ can turn into a huge threat.
Party elders and Biden allies like Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) who pushed to elevate more diverse primary states over white-dominated New Hampshire, are particularly incensed that Phillips has tried to capitalize on their move by exploiting the president’s absence from the ballot in that state. Clyburn, the veteran Black leader, told POLITICO that Phillips’ approach is “very, very disrespectful.”
He rattled off examples of primary bids that soured voters on the party’s presidential candidates, such as the New Hampshire primary near-upset that derailed Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and fellow Democrats’ criticism of Michael Dukakis’ record on crime that resurfaced in the 1988 general election.
“These things, historically, they’ve never been good for the sitting president,” Clyburn said. “When we ought to be coalescing, we have these divisions.”…
As Will Rogers said, “I belong to no organized political party. I’m a Democrat.”
On the one hand, I’m dismayed at the Party Establishment’s attitude.
On the other hand, I know that sometimes (but not always) Democratic fights while Democrats hold the White House can help elect Republicans, as in 1948 (everyone against Harry), 1968 (McCarthy & RFK vs LBJ), 1980 (Ted Kennedy vs Carter + Anderson/Lucey’s independent campaign), 2000 (Gore vs Bill Bradley) and 2016 (Sanders vs Hillary Clinton).
It gets repetitive
Yes it’s’ole’ Joe
But the scariest thing would be gambling for someone who had NOT BEATEN Trump once Already?
This IS also the media instigating for a horse race….
Better for the hits and share prices
One of my comments won’t post; testing, testing…
As Will Rogers said, “I belong to no organized political party. I’m a Democrat.”
Democrats CAN be a bit scattered ….
Yup!
But?…. sometime’s they DO get their act together….