Staff Reports
President Biden turned on his charm offensive Monday morning with a verbose, combative, and less-than-honest letter to fellow Democrats in Congress. Biden insists he has no plans to bow out of the 2024 presidential race and hinting at impending doom if he’s given the boot. Perhaps nothing signals desperation quite like an early morning call-in to a show like “Morning Joe,” where the President can unleash a rambling diatribe against the very idea of stepping aside.
What might be the kicker here is just how much Biden seemed like a man on the ropes, clutching at straws to prove his viability for another term. One could almost admire his tenacity if it weren’t so painfully transparent. Touting his “achievements” and issuing veiled warnings about his potential departure, he’s clearly trying to fend off the growing murmurs within his own party about finding a fresher face for 2024.
This dogged performance sewed more threads in a well-worn narrative: Biden isn’t going anywhere without a fight, come heck or high water. He painted vivid scenes of catastrophe should his loyalists be forced to back a different candidate. There’s something almost theatrical in watching the Democratic Party’s elder statesman putting on his boxing gloves so early in the game.
Biden’s lying, crying & denying to Democrats won’t save his candidacy https://t.co/1CwO7MIin9 pic.twitter.com/uIv5KVTxTH
— NY Post Opinion (@NYPostOpinion) July 8, 2024
Ironically, the scene only fueled speculation about how confident Democrats truly feel about their chosen champion. If Biden were in solid standing, there wouldn’t be a need for such baldfaced assurances and ominous warnings. One might begin to suspect they’re hoping for a knight in shining armor to emerge from their fragmented ranks.
So, Biden soldiers on, with another round of political theater that would make even Shakespeare envious. But for anyone paying attention, the subtext is clear: the Democratic ship might just be desperate enough to take any port in a storm. Batten down the hatches, folks—2024 is looking to be quite the spectacle.
