If Biden falters, then what for the Democrats?
By John Ruberry
In their quest to cure themselves of Trump Derangement Syndrome, Democrats have lined up, albeit sometimes briefly, behind several frontrunners for the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, including Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Bloomberg, Bernie Sanders, and now, Joe Biden.
Also, for a bit, Beto O'Rourke and Kamala Harris were seen as top tier candidates.
Biden certainly had a fabulous Super Thursday—yes, the gaffe-prone former vice president said that. It really was Super Tuesday, but his rise was largely brought about by the endorsements of Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar, who may have slipped yesterday by saying she'll be on the ticket with Biden this fall. That of course can only mean Biden has already asked her to be his running mate.
I won't be surprised if Klobuchar dresses up as Princess Leia and utters, "Help me Jobi-wan Biden, you're my only hope."
But what if Biden fails? Oh, sure, he's the favorite to win the Democratic nomination. But the general election is eight months away. A lot can go wrong, especially when you are Joe Biden.
For years Biden has behaved like a Chicago ward boss engaging in influence peddling, benefitting not only he son, Hunter, but his brother, James. Hunter formerly sitting on the board of Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings, despite having no experience in energy and not speaking Ukrainian, is the most egregious instance. And of course Joe bragged that he got a Ukrainian prosecutor fired who was looking into Burisma.
Then there are the Biden gaffes. They are so many of them that they can provide that material for a short book. Or maybe a long one, particularly when we figure in future gaffes.
Because, as Mark Levin phrased it on his show a few days ago–I hope I have the quote right, "Joe Biden's best days are behind him," quickly adding. "Then again, I don't think he had any best days."
If elected president Biden will be 78 on inauguration day. At age 77 Biden sometimes seems confused in his appearances. In its tepid endorsement of Biden last week, the Chicago Tribune touched on the gaffes and his mental state. "Biden is not the perfect candidate," later adding, "He has demonstrated a propensity for gaffes and lack of clearheadedness on the campaign trail."
So far in this campaign Biden has twice forgotten what state he was in. No where in the world, Levin explained in that same broadcast, do people vote on Thursday. Now that Biden is the frontrunner his upcoming gaffes will receive much more attention and yes, scrutiny. What if these upcoming verbal miscues and his, in the Trib's words, "lack of clearheadedness," turns Jobi-Wan Biden into Old Man Joe.
Yesterday in St. Louis a shaky Biden said, "We can only re-elect Donald Trump."
Yes, Donald Trump is the oldest man to be elected president in his first term. But few people half the president's age can speak on the fly for over an hour as Trump does in his regular rallies.
But if Old Man Joe and his twin–Influence Peddler Joe–becomes a liability to the Democrats, as Bernie Sanders' socialism apparently has, where do the Dems turn for their next only hope?
Is there anyone left on the Democrats' bench?
Maybe Al Gore. Or Hillary Clinton.
John Ruberry regularly blogs at Marathon Pundit.
Posted on March 8, 2020 March 8, 2020 by John RuberryPosted in Always look at the bright side of Trump, elections, elections, News/opinion, Politics, primaries, primariesTagged Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Da Magnificent Seven, Democrat Party, Democratic Party, Elizabeth Warren, joe biden, john ruberry, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttgieg, Trump derangement syndrome1 Comment
Mixed Feelings on the Exclusion of Tulsi Gabbard from the Next Dem Debate
To nobody's surprise now that Tulsi Gabbard has managed to meet the standards for inclusion in the next rounds of Democrat debates, the Democrats have, you guessed it, changed the rules.
Now the Democrats would have a lot more credibility in their explaination that this is just the normal progression in how they are doing things if:
The field was still too large to accommodate a third person running
Tulsi Gabbard had not previously appeared in a debate
They didn't already change the rules to allow Mike (I bought the congress for you) Bloomberg onstage
Furthermore it's worth noting that just two weeks ago the same conventional wisdom that say Gabbard has no prayer said that Joe Biden was finished.
However with the Democrat establishment firmly in the drivers seat and still angry that Gabbbard voted against one of the articles of impeachment and took out Kamala Harris of race there is virtually no change that this is going to change.
I think this is actually a sign of fear on their part. Gabbard single handedly turned Kamala Harris from a frontrunner in the Democrat race to a failure and if put on a stage next to two 70's men, one a socialist and one who is shall we say "challenged mentally" is likely to destroy them.
That's rather unfair but I look on the bright side, because while I think that Donald Trump has this in a walk, of Biden, Sanders and Gabbard only Tulsi has the best chance of the three to pull and upset, and it's not close.
So by all means keep her off the stage.
Posted on March 8, 2020 by DaTechGuyPosted in Always look at the bright side of Trump, elections, Politics, primariesTagged joe biden, Tulsi Gabbard1 Comment