Just to clarify, Joe Biden is definitely not the same leader he once was.
The president, who once struggled through a lackluster performance last year, is back in the spotlight but, honestly, it’s not going very well. It seems that his recent media tour is doing more harm than good for his goals.
He doesn’t come across as very convincing, more like an old relic that’s gathering dust, only to be unearthed by chance. He’s grappling with the question of why he believed he could run for president again in 2024—a question that seems to weigh on him heavily.
Biden’s thought process appears quite selfish. He seems to have disregarded everything except his own thirst for power, insisting he needs to manage things better.
In an interview with the BBC, he declared that he had been “very successful” with his agenda, suggesting it was logical to keep pushing ahead.
“It was tough to say I was about to quit,” he mentioned, implying that the pace of events made it hard to step back.
Although he may have overspent, that $7 trillion federal budget seems to have revitalized him, or maybe just fed into his narrative of capability.
It’s one thing to be misled by your own press, but it’s another to surround yourself with those who lack the incentive to tell you the truth. Biden’s clearly fallen for the second trap.
When the BBC asked if he should consider exiting early, he replied, “I don’t think that’s important. We left when we had a good candidate. She was fully funded.”
This perspective is rather shortsighted. Had Biden stepped down in 2023, Democratic voters could have chosen who they wanted to represent them in the primaries, rather than this rushed selection process.
When he talks about having left “when we had a good candidate,” it’s clear he’s referring to the time when there was no real choice but to back Kamala Harris.
The timeline of Biden’s support for Harris didn’t affect the campaign, at least not financially, but her team may feel differently.
Ultimately, Biden’s legacy is tainted by his poor leadership and lack of self-awareness, which he frequently fails to confront, especially considering the 2024 electoral outcome.
It’s an uncomfortable realization—Biden may end up blaming Harris’ defeat on sexism and racism rather than facing the reality of his administration’s shortcomings.
The campaign’s focus on ads says little about Harris’s gender and more about the shifting demographics of the Republican coalition compared to 2016. It’s also evident that many Democrats have misread their constituents, assuming inherent racism and sexism among potential voters.
In his final moments of denial, Biden suggests that had he remained in the race, victory could have been within reach.
However, given his poor approval ratings and public concerns about his capacity to lead, it’s hard to see how that’s feasible.
Ultimately, it led to Democrats distancing themselves from him when they had no other choices left.
His media forays merely highlight that they likely made the right decision.
