I didn’t care enough to actually listen to this podcast much less read a book, but what do these people think should have happened instead?
I kinda get the bind the staffers were in because the mindset is so narrow and the organization has destroyed any new leadership systematically. Literally who else could have stepped in? If you are bought in to the democratic party isn’t this the only way?
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On a special edition of Washington Week With The Atlantic, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper and the Axios political correspondent Alex Thompson joined Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss Original Sin, their new book about when Joe Biden started showing signs of decline—and how some people behind the scenes questioned his fitness to serve as president.
In the four months since Biden left office, a consensus seems to have emerged that the former president’s bid for reelection all but guaranteed Donald Trump’s return to power. “There was the fine Joe Biden … and then there was the nonfunctioning Biden,” Tapper said last night. “And the nonfunctioning Biden would rear his head increasingly and more and more disturbingly as time went on.”
“Now the question is,” Tapper continued, “when did the nonfunctioning Biden emerge so often it was a real question as to whether he should serve for president?”
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but what do these people think should have happened instead?
The 25th amendment is right there. They could’ve had Biden resign with a little dignity, or actually force the old man out using very plainly constitutional means.
Literally who else could have stepped in?
The vice president. Literally their only job is to step in. Would Kamala have fucked up 2024 even if she was an incumbent for 2 years? Probably. But she would’ve had a better shot.
But from the point of view of a) the libs now discussing the pilot bureau, and b) bidens handlers, would that have been acceptable in the moment?
I think my answer applies to the libs.
For the Biden handlers, I guess they just hoped they could hide Biden enough and continue running things from behind the scenes
“when did the nonfunctioning Biden emerge so often it was a real question as to whether he should serve for president?”
I can excuse my elected leader being a drooling husk as long as it happens less than 90% of the time.
You can excuse your elected leader being a drooling husk?
(Capitalist things happen capitalistically)
The media: This is literally communism!
