Posted on 12/28/2024 4:55:06 PM PST by Libloather
Joe Biden regrets having pulled out of this year’s presidential race and believes he would have defeated Donald Trump in last month’s election – despite negative poll indications, White House sources have said.
The US president has reportedly also said he made a mistake in choosing Merrick Garland as attorney general – reflecting that Garland, a former US appeals court judge, was slow to prosecute Donald Trump for his role in the 6 January 2021 insurrection while presiding over a justice department that aggressively prosecuted Biden’s son Hunter.
With just more than three weeks of his single-term presidency remaining, Biden’s reported rueful reflections are revealed in a Washington Post profile that contains the clearest signs yet that he thinks he erred in withdrawing his candidacy in July after a woeful debate performance against his rival for the White House, Trump, the previous month.
The president stepped aside – to be replaced as his party’s nominee by the US vice-president, Kamala Harris – after mounting pressure from fellow Democrats, who cited polling evidence that appeared to show him heading for a near-certain election drubbing from Trump, who was seeking a historic return to the White House as the Republicans’ nominee.
Harris’s ascent to the top of the ticket led to a surge of enthusiasm and improved poll numbers but ultimately ended in a decisive electoral college and popular vote defeat.
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He might have if his VP running mate was Corn Pop.
Joe...Joe...You didn’t even beat him the first time.
Perfect. He is achieving Liz Cheney levels of popularity. All but the most entrenched swamp creatures hate this POs pervert child groper. This big FU to Kamala is great. I love seeing the democrats destroy their evil party. And I find joy knowing this evil criminal chomo will live out the rest of his days angry and bitter.
GG no re, Joe.
Yep. He’s brain-dead alright.
Trump got a twofer:
He defeated Biden AND Kamala in 2024.
“I coulda been a contender.”
Love that line.
Written by Budd Schulberg.
Predicted by some here that this would be his feedback if Harris lost.
By all means, Joe. Let's Go Brandon!
I'd contribute to your 2028 campaign, but I think I already have. You ten-percented me enough already.
The Guardian must have dementia too
Joe needs to run in 2028, we need him to be the Dem candidate
from a man who never actually campaigned for president
Do we need any more proof of his dementia???
Ah, “Wouldland”....right next to “Shouldland”...
“I coulda been a contender.”
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“Instead of a bum, which is what I am.” FJB
Yeah joe, you could have just pulled out those 20 million pocket votes like you did in 2020 and stole the election again. No body dare question it, yet, YET!
Nullify joe and bo too.
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