Scott Pinsker writes for PJMedia.com about the Biden debate’s impact on Democrats.
Right now, the beleaguered, oft-baffled president is working feverishly to convince his base not to leave him shipwrecked on the Island of Misfit Toys. Yet the Left’s reaction to Biden’s pleas is absolutely astounding:
Joe Biden is a brand. So is Kamala Harris. All well-known politicians have certain adjectives attached to their names; when you see them, they are what you think about first. And, for better or worse, the Democrats have been “married” to Biden for a very, very long time. He’s been their long-term dance partner for more than a generation.
And they’re ready to toss Biden into the trash heap.
Here’s the irony: For today’s Democrats, the Biden brand hasn’t undergone a sudden, seismic shift; even before the debate, they already knew he was an elderly, gaffe-prone octogenarian. The Biden brand shift, such as it was, has been granular: He went from “older” to “old”; from “battle-hardened” to “battle-weary”; from “occasionally forgetful” to “please get Grandpappy in bed by 8 p.m.”
But these differences are just a matter of degrees. …
… Yet the Democrats’ reaction to Biden is beyond mere pearl-clutching. At this point, it’s pathologically hysterical.
The polls have Biden just a few points down. It’s still a close race. But the Democrats are freaking out like the end is nigh, the apocalypse is here, and all hope is lost: Enter the Abode of the Damned at your own peril!
They’re terrified, fearful, unhinged, and demanding to change the rules. They were snarky and gloating when they led in the polls; now that they’re trailing for the first time, they’ve lost all confidence in the American people, so they must “save democracy” by limiting the voters’ democratic options. When faced with adversity, their response hasn’t been to fight the good fight and let the chips fall where they may; it’s been to hurl the entire game in the garbage and rage-quit.
It’s shocking and eye-opening to Americans who aren’t political junkies.
