If there was any doubt regarding Biden remaining in the 2024 Presidential race, that ended last night. The interview by George Stephanopoulos, apparently designed to show that Joe still had it, had the opposite effect. Biden was better than during the debate, but by any measurement this interview was an unmitigated disaster.
After covering up for Biden for months, if not years, the MSM has seen the light. They are not covering up for him anymore. The post interview commentary by the ABC panel was absolutely devastating. It is now only a matter of when, not if, Joe Biden withdraws from the race. The Biden error is over, and the only question is who or what Democrats will choose to carry the torch.
Democrats will continue to focus their fire on Donald Trump, but so far that has not worked. They will attempt to paint Trump with the Biden old fart brush, but that hasn’t worked either. This does not mean Democrats will stop trying, that would be counter to their DNA. It just means this is extremely unlikely to work.
Next week, July 9-11, all 32 NATO Allies will meet in Washington, D.C. Few honest people want Joe Biden representing the U.S. at that meeting. Something must be done and it must be done now. Perhaps Joe Biden inadvertently provided the solution. Incredibly he tried to blame his debate performance on Jet Lag and a severe cold. Even Stephanopoulos noticed that Biden had been back from overseas for 12 days prior to the debate and spent the week prior to the debate holed up in Camp David. Others noticed that the extreme cold was gone by the North Carolina campaign stop last Friday.
There was a rumor that there was a medical emergency on Air Force one returning from Wisconsin to Delaware after the Stephanopoulos interview. Odds are no one was really ill, the toilets were just overflowing because everyone on the plane, other than Joe, was throwing up.
It would not surprise me to hear that Joe Biden has suddenly become ill. This convenient illness would do several things. It would “explain” the debate performance. It would also allow Joe to transfer power, temporarily to Kamala Harris, while saving face. It would allow Kamala to show that she is capable of being President. And if she fails that test, which seems likely, that would give Democrats the excuse they need to replace both of them on the ticket during the DNC convention. It would have the additional benefit of sucking all the oxygen out of the room during the Republican National Convention. However, there is a problem. “President Harris” could provide a real challenge to a Democratic slate chosen to bypass her on the way to the White House.
In the meantime, that NATO summit is around the corner and no one is enthusiastic about Joe Biden trying to provide leadership. Even Russia and China are nervous about that because stupid people do stupid things. While the MSM in the U.S. was slow to admit the truth about Joe Biden, the rest of the world knows. The reports by the MSM overseas are beyond brutal.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-trump-debate-international-media-coverage/
This time the real fireworks will take place after the 4th of July. An explosive result is inevitable. Again, it is hard to imagine those who blundered into this disaster using logic and common sense to find a solution. The most likely result is the easy out, which means Kamala Harris. If that happens, Democrats will be leaping out of the frying pan into the fire. In the meantime, the world squirms.
TDM