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The Democrats are still wandering through the political wilderness with their compasses spinning wildly. Instead of engaging in a crucial conversation about budget reconciliation—an opportunity that practically falls into their laps—they are instead obsessed with critiquing Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. It seems the only thing the party can agree on is their utter confusion about how to run a government or even talk about their own agenda. Structural issues this deep won’t be solved with a few campaign speeches; they’ll need a full-fledged miracle—or perhaps just a change of party.
Meanwhile, former Obama aides are dusting off their old playbooks, desperately trying to craft a narrative that paints the chaotic 2024 debate as a minor blip rather than the meltdown it truly was. In that glorious June debacle on CNN, Donald Trump didn’t just best Joe Biden; he practically sent him packing with a cane. The Democratic elite were left with their jaws on the floor, almost disbelieving that Joe’s fragile grasp on reality had been laid bare for everyone to see. They had deluded themselves into thinking Biden was mentally fit; they were dead wrong. The fallout left them scrambling and panicked, all while the search for a replacement continued—only to discover that Kamala Harris, with her equally lackluster mental acuity, was the best they could do.
One of Biden’s top advisers, Mike Donilon, articulated the sheer insanity of the party’s reaction to the debate. Rather than recognizing it as just another poor performance, they lost the plot entirely, which in itself is a remarkable feat for a party plagued by internal strife. When a poor debate grip could send the entire operation into a tailspin, it raises serious questions about the party’s cohesion—or lack thereof. Secondary, or even tertiary, options like Kamala Harris and her choice of an oddball running mate, Tim Walz, were supposed to calm the storm, but they were merely fresh paint on a sinking ship.
Top Biden Adviser Zeroes in on When the Dems Truly Melted Down in 2024
https://t.co/ElwCsmESsa— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 3, 2025
Donilon’s observations about the state of the Democratic Party seem especially ironic coming from someone who held a pivotal role in masking Biden’s shortcomings. He was quite content to keep endorsing the status quo until the charade unraveled before everyone’s eyes. Meanwhile, Karine Jean-Pierre, former press secretary and master of word salad presentations, hinted at this internal chaos. She described the post-debate atmosphere as a “firing squad,” an apt description given the way party insiders were eager to shift blame left and right. Her utter failure to navigate the narrative lays bare not only the administration’s inability to tackle these crises but also reveals the sheer audacity of their “leadership” style.
The cringe-worthy debate was arguably the lowest point for the Biden presidency, though some might still point to the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan as the real turning point. After that debacle, Biden’s reputation as a competent leader crumbled; his poll numbers took a dive, and they’ve yet to recover. The Democrats find themselves stuck in a cycle where they can’t just choose to stop the madness—they need a full intervention. But with their current talent pool, help from outside the party may be the only way to save what’s left of their credibility.
