Let’s get started here:
WHAT WAS KNOWN ABOUT BIDEN
1. The DNC and media of course knew his condition
2. The Republicans mostly knew
3. Republican voters somewhat knew (we sure did, but we’re a small minority)
4. Democrat voters were clueless
The key is that the DNC knew. Then they went through a bunch of steps:
1. Lawfare: They knew that if Trump were off the ballot, the Republicans literally had no one waiting - Trump gone, they win, with or without Biden. But the Dems knew by May which way the Supreme Court went (the Dems have ‘sources’ there). So that failed.
2. Getting Biden to Quietly Withdraw: No luck with that, as his bunch in the White House (all female, by the way) feared getting cleaned out by Harris or whoever.
3. So make it Public: They then scheduled the early debate and for whatever reason, Trump took the bait. They figured making it public might be enough to force Biden out. But no luck so far, and this is where they are now. If the debate hadn’t gone forward, getting the word out would have been very difficult, as it would have appeared to most as more of a coup than than something justified.
But, because it’s now public, thanks to the early debate, they can simply change the rules at the convention, and replace Biden - which is what I expect to happen.
I disagree with the author and others on one point. The early debate was because they discovered that Biden is in mental acuity free fall. By Sept and Oct things will only get worse. The Dems need to drag him over the line. To the Biden's it is about the power and prestige of the Presidency. For the Dems it is about power. Keep in mind a June debate absolutely played into their hands. Public schools nationwide in general shutdown by mid-June. A majority of voters have disengaged from politics until after Labor Day, which is why early polling is garbage. At this point voters who are paying attention already have decided how they will vote. Dems know this, they are battling for the relatively few disengaged undecided voters and that fight begins in September.
I believe the Dems have known about Biden's rapid decline since 2020 or there about. The J6 garbage, the weaponizing of the DOJ was meant to so tarnish MAGA voters and conservatives in general that Biden could still win. What is going on now is pure kabuki theater for the masses. Which is why Trump is smart to stay quiet or at least less hyperbolic. When it was Nixon's time to go, RNC leaders went in mass to the White House and told him to step down or they would vote for his removal. Nixon steps down, RNC brand is tarnished, we got Jimmy Carter. Biden steps down, DNC is tarnished, we will get Trump. Or so they fear. They will cheat but can only do so to a point. If millions of 2019 Biden voters sit home or vote Trump the DNC is in trouble. They need to retain 2019 voters and cheat to win.
It is not Joe's decline that has caught them off guard, it is how the majority of voters in this country absolutely despise the liberal policies forced on Americans. DEI is DYING, the 1619 Project is dead, trans politics has actually backfired and gays in general are feeling the heat. EV’s are as popular as a Yugo, remember those, if not you are lucky. I have seen manure spreaders that looked sexy compared to a Tesla truck. They had four years to convince us they knew best, and they failed. They need a large win to claim a plurality of American voters approve of their Socialist agenda.
Drag Joe over the line, all the while pretending to be concerned about his decline. Press has known he is losing it all this time, they were not caught of guard. At this point everything happening is scripted. Get the win, Joe steps aside, Kamala is first female President, she does not have to battle Trump. She can then appoint (the Senate will confirm) anybody as VP. No matter how unpopular, Bootyguy, Effusive Newsome or even the Hilda Beast. No bruising fight with Trump in 2024 or in the future. For this to work Joe has to win, but as of today he is bleeding too many voters to win by cheating. That is what the Dems had not planned on.