In my opinion, Joe Biden, for the most part, was an excellent president. Given his current condition and the likelihood of further deterioration, however, it would have been irresponsible for the Democratic Party to make him its nominee. Biden has now taken that option off the table. We thank him for his decision and his service.
Where do we go from here? I would prefer an open convention with Harris as the presumptive nominee, but I don’t think that will happen. I suspect Harris will lock up the nomination as the only possible unity candidate within a matter of a few days. At that point, she can start thinking about defeating Trump.
Trump probably can’t wait to take her on. He will portray her as a weak affirmative action baby with strong woke leanings who bungled the border and pandered to BLM protesters. That will obviously go over well with the Fox News crowd, but they won’t decide the election. The outcome in November will be determined by people who are either waiting to see the state of the economy on Election Day or who plan to vote for the least unsuitable candidate. Biden’s withdrawal removes his physical and mental condition as an issue and gives the Democrats a chance with the latter group. It means the blue team has hope again if it plays its cards right.