[TalBlack]

Biden’s numbers, like Clinton’s go up whenough he lays low.

He’s been in his basement for months now...

[BlueStateRightist]

“Biden’s numbers, like Clinton’s go up whenough he lays low. He’s been in his basement for months now...”

The Democrats know this. They will keep him there, and do their best to avoid a convention speech that isn’t fully recorded and edited. Finally, they will avoid any debates.

Democrats would vote for anyone with a D next to the person’s name. By hiding Biden, they will make this election a referendum on Trump.

[ek_hornbeck]

The Democrats know that they need to keep Biden hidden, because the more he speaks the more people will recognize his early-stage dementia for what it is (I know it's common to jokingly refer to dementia, retardation, or insanity in political opponents - but I'm not being facetious here). While it's true that committed Democrats would pull the lever for Biden even if he were in a vegetative state, this election isn't going to be decided by committed Democrats or committed Republicans, but by the small number of voters in a handful of "purple" states who can be convinced to go either way. Even if they dislike Trump, they aren't going to vote for somebody who is months away from requiring nursing home care.

Of course, the other side to this is that the election may really come down to whether these undecided voters prefer Biden's VP candidate to Trump, as opposed to Biden himself for exactly the reasons given above.