Believe it or not, Biden Fever growing as Hillary falters

It’s very easy (and fun) to ridicule Joe Biden as a buffoon, but there are more than a few people who take him seriously as an alternative to Hillary Clinton as Democrat nominee. Biden fever is rising as Hillary herself is getting harder and harder to take as a serious nominee. Scott McKay argues in the American Spectator:

If ever there was an ill-fitting and ill-considered elevator pitch for a political candidate, it’s the narrative of Hillary Clinton as the defender of ordinary Americans. The sales job, which reportedly was the product of months of consideration from the Clinton campaign gurus, unraveled almost immediately. (snip)

If the Democrats are in position to win presidential elections consistently barring a major foul-up, then the smart play is to run someone anodyne and safe rather than to test their current demographic advantage.

But who is that anodyne, generic Democrat for whom they can shelve the ethically challenged, marble-mouthed former First Lady? There is the problem, and there is the dilemma the Democrats find themselves in as Schweizer’s shot reverberates through the countryside.

Writing in US News, Mark W. Davis argues that Joe Biden is the best alterative:

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is a happy warrior. But O’Malley’s inability to help elect his lieutenant governor as his successor has reduced him from a middle-weight to a welterweight.

Elizabeth Warren’s firebrand style could be counted on to cement a coalition of urban liberals with, well, more urban liberals, but the Massachusetts senator’s appeal among socially conservative Hispanics and blue-collar whites is questionable.

Jim Webb, the Reaganite ex-Marine turned populist liberal, is at best a curiosity.

I think the outstanding example of the Peter Principle in US history was Jefferson Davis. He was a major part of the explanation for why the other side won the Civil War.

The Democrats could always dust off their also-rans: Al Gore and John F. Kerry. Both were one state away from winning the electoral college.

I think the outstanding example of the Peter Principle in US history was Jefferson Davis. He was a major part of the explanation for why the other side won the Civil War.

The Democrats could always dust off their also-rans: Al Gore and John F. Kerry. Both were one state away from winning the electoral college.

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.