Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer
Ever since a would-be assassin struck former President Trump in the ear with a rifle shot from about 150 yards away, the calls for President Biden to step down as the Democrat nominee ceased to exist.
Regime media pushing Biden to step down have gone quiet despite him still being a man in cognitive decline. The reality for them is more sober than they’d likely care to admit publicly. Trump’s chances of winning the election in November have never been higher, making Biden the appropriate sacrificial lamb.
No point for Democrats to swap out Biden now, let him take the L
You’d be wasting a candidate on a race they can’t win
— Iman Jalali (@Stealx) July 14, 2024
Before the assassination attempt, ex-New York Gov. David Paterson told 70 WABC radio’s “The Cats Roundtable,” which aired on Sunday, that Biden would be the Democrat nominee, adding that former President Obama and CA Rep. Nancy Pelosi would help unify the party around him. (EXCLUSIVE: State Reps Demand Resignation From Congresswoman Who Went After Trump’s Secret Service Protection)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
This seems even more apparent now that Trump survived a headshot that, if he hadn’t turned at the perfect moment, would have indeed ended his life. While there is a lot of time left before November’s election, Trump’s popularity has soared, and any Democrat candidate will have a tough time winning against the momentum behind him. Democrats aren’t likely willing to sacrifice one of their up-and-coming party darlings like CA Gov. Gavin Newsom or MI Gov. Gretchen Witmer on a longshot chance at the White House.
No point for Democrats to swap out Biden now, let him take the L
You’d be wasting a candidate on a race they can’t win
— Iman Jalali (@Stealx) July 14, 2024
This leaves Biden as the only one capable of taking the hit Democrats face. If he loses, it doesn’t ruin the succession plans Democrats have for their party’s future. He will simply fade off into retirement, leaving the Democrats to focus on the presidential election in 2026, when both parties will have to put forth a fresh ticket.
BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 09: President Joe Biden speaks to autoworkers at the Community Complex Building on November 09, 2023 in Belvidere, Illinois. Biden was in Belvidere to celebrate the scheduled reopening of Stellantis’ Belvidere Assembly Plant and the settlement of the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike. Stellantis has agreed to build a new midsize pickup truck and open a new electric vehicle battery plant at the Belvidere facility which has been shuttered since February. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
In the immediate future, Democrats can work on stopping the red wave, which, with Trump as head of the Republican ticket, could take out down-ballot Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate. If Republicans can control Congress and the White House, Trump will be set up for massive policy wins for the first two years in office, which would spell disaster for the left.
US President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference at the close of the 75th NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on July 11, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Quieting the anti-Biden factions inside their party may be their only chance to avoid an even more devastating loss.