New in PN: "Pundits like stuff to happen, and Biden stepping down would be good copy. The media wants dramatic events. Choosing to stay the course feels boring and insufficiently proactive. But sometimes the best thing to do is to follow through."
I'm not even sure I buy this anymore tbh.
You know what's dramatic? A story about fresh Epstein details with accusations that he violently sexually abused minors. You might THINK that's more eye catching than "This just in: JOE BIDEN IS OLD"
Like it or not, the pundit class isn't entirely wrong and this article greatly diminished the nature of Biden's performance.
He didn't just "sound" off. Throughout the debate his mouth was agape, eyes averted or in an offstage gaze. It was obvious that he looked unwell, and when it counted.
Thank you. Mighty Mouse was a cartoon. There is no hero swooping in to "save the day." We need to defeat Trump and supporting Biden is how it will be done.
Drama sells more. It's bad for the country to point out that Biden has an excellent team, prefers to try to get along, and isn't ready to throw his opponents out a window.
Why are all the media outlets rushing to dis Biden for his age and not the old, ill, convicted felon running against him?
Biden does need to show us he’s up to the job. But this NYT but-her-emails punditry, and then a few minor Dems like Ryan undercutting Biden, is bull. It’s not where voters are. Biden IS President & doing a great job by any measure. He had a v bad 90 min. He has a great VP.
One 90 min. "debate", and all that's happened in the last 3 1/2 years doesn't matter.
MSM wants a shit-show to sell more ads; boring doesn't help their bottom line.
I will definitely vote for him if he's the nominee, but he does seem to be rapidly declining. How will the issues we saw the debate get better? I'd love a ticket with Harris and someone else.