Writing in the Washington Post, Kathleen Parker argued that the biggest lie of the entire presidential campaign was the claim that Biden was mentally fit for another four years of service. Here is how that piece ends:
Which brings us to the Democrats’ “big lie” — that Joe Biden was just fine. He was not. Yet he was encouraged to run again. When the party’s big guns (Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama) finally hustled him off the stage, it was too late. Harris barely had a chance to leave the gate before it was over. Despite spending $1.4 billion, she was bound to lose.
By lying about Biden’s mental acuity and scrambling to turn an unpopular vice president into a hot ticket, Democratic Party leaders left voters dissatisfied with a last resort. How sad for President Biden that his legacy is President Trump.
She is right about the damage done by that lie. As a Democrat, I'm sick of being told by party leaders whose turn it is to run for president-- a process that hasn't gone so well for us. In 2028 there needs to be real, vigorous primaries and no anointment.
Very much agree. In videos early in the year it was apparent that he was unsteady on his feet. Jill or a campaign aide was always at his side. At the D-Day ceremonies in France I knew he was not good for another 4 years.
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