Is Biden Stepping Aside?
The Democratic Party is in open revolt with increasingly defiant calls for Biden to step aside before November. The New York Times and CNN have reported parallel stories that Biden told a senior ally that the coming days are key to save his reelection bid.
If you jump on Twitter right now, you’ll see conservative pundits quoting Democratic sources with sensational quotes about Biden’s imminent exit from the race. The dark secret is that many of these right-wing pundits don’t actually have relationships outside of their conservative bubble and often fabricate quotes such as these.
As someone who worked at CNN for several years, the Democrats I actually know tell me two things: 1) Joe Biden has to get out of the race to save the down-ballot races. 2) Joe Biden does not have to get out of the race if Joe Biden doesn’t want to.
Despite claims from conspiratorial elements of the left and the right, Democrats have no mechanism to force Biden out. He is the rightfully designated nominee until he chooses not to be. So if Biden were to step aside it would be because he was convinced to do so by a small group of people who he listens to. Let me explain:
One more time. The Democrats and the media deceived the American people. They lied. Plain and simple. Anyone individual that trusts any candidate the Democrats and the media try to foist on us really needs to look in the mirror and admit they too are part of the problem. This entire episode is unacceptable. The Biden administration is in fact The Big Lie.
If you look at Biden's history, his refusal to step aside is perfectly predictable. In 1988 the uproar over his plagiarism became so great he was forced to withdraw from the race.
First, he blamed his staff, then he blamed his speechwriter. Unfortunately, the speech writer knew nothing about his stealing from a British politician. Then, finally, with his back against the wall he maintained that it was all an "honest mistake." (How do you make an honest mistake by stealing 100% of what someone else wrote?) He went on to say, "that honest mistake was overshadowing his candidacy." It was garbage then and its garbage now. Thirty-six years he's back, hoping Americans have short memories and can be gaslit again.
He has always been a liar. He has always been a fabulist, and he NEVER reacts unless forced to do so. It's simply ingrained in his DNA.
To quote Michael Douglas in THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT, "Being President is all about character."