I got this email yesterday from the good people at Our Revolution. It began with this:
“Over 17,000 Our Revolution activists took our post-debate survey. It’s clear that most of us want Joe Biden to step aside AND that we’re more motivated than ever to make sure Trump doesn’t take the White House again. . .67% of respondents want to see someone replace Biden. . .”
>sigh<
It is pretty clear that a substantial fraction of Democrats want Joe out. I am not among them. Rather, I recall Will Rogers’ famous quip: “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.”
All I can do now is clutch the sides of the roller coaster, hang on for dear life, and see how good Joe Biden’s campaign people are at managing things. After all, I/we “hired” Biden both to run the country and to manage his election prospects (in both cases in large part by choosing the right people to delegate critical tasks to). His campaign people won in 2020, but now we face a situation that reminds me of another statement, this one by Jimmy Carter (and I am paraphrasing from memory): “America deserves a government as good as its people.” Well, now. . .how good are the American people, really? The answer, of course, is “it varies.” There are many Americans who are truly saintly, but there are also many who are. . .um. . .NOT. Some recognize that having a mob boss as President is not really a good idea, while others are quite happy with the prospect. Which group contains more people? I guess we will find out in November. But I remain committed to discussing who Biden’s successor will be after he wins re-election in November. Until then, talk of replacing him merely adds to the uncertainty—and the appearance of weakness—that is (temporarily, I trust) giving a surge of hope to Republican voters.
This roller coaster ride is no fun at all, and I will hear no talk about the “journey” being the main thing. No, it isn’t. I want us to hurry up and get to the destination, and I want that destination to be another term of office for Joe Biden, with both houses of Congress in Democratic control.