Red-baiting, smears, charterer assassinations and nonsense followed, so Party poopahs gave us Joe Biden as the presumptive 2020 nominee to carry on the legacy of Hillary Clinton.
Now, a report that Barack Obama is privately informing Party mucks that Biden appearances to the public are embarrassing is drawing attention.
That Biden is not up to the job is not news; that Obama is admitting this defect is.
From Glenn Thrush and Elaina Plott in the New York Times this week:
Last month, [Obama] bluntly counseled Mr. Biden to keep his speeches brief, interviews crisp and slash the length of his tweets, the better to make the campaign a referendum on Mr. Trump and the economy, according to Democratic officials. ...
As Biden eschews unscripted appearances where he may have to think on his feet, the strategy of hiding the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president is beginning to leak out.
Moreover, Mr. Obama has always been cleareyed about his friend’s vulnerabilities, urging Mr. Biden’s aides to ensure that he not 'embarrass himself' or 'damage his legacy,' win or lose. When a Democratic donor raised the issue of Mr. Biden’s age late last year — he is 77 — Mr. Obama acknowledged those concerns, saying, 'I wasn’t even 50 when I got elected, and that job took every ounce of energy I had,' according to the person.
Reading between the lines in the Times report, Obama appears more concerned about his personal legacy than seeing progressive change enacted. But I guess we already knew that.
The Democrats National Convention is six weeks out, and Party leaders are concerned about the presumptive nominee embarrassing himself, but not so concerned to do anything about it.
From Saagar Enjeti on Rising:
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