It was the most important job interview in the world.
Joe BidenTrump’s prime-time interrogation was a test of his suitability for the dual role of president and election winner, when many had already concluded that he is neither.
This 22 minute Q&A with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos felt like a hit or a miss, and in the case, it was probably more of a miss than a hit.
To be fair, Biden had a consistent performance and there was no repeat of the debate meltdown. The difficulty with him was in the content and the context.
It was about none other than the President of the United States, and while there was some discussion of political matters, it felt like a medical consultation.
Joe Biden looked 81 years old as he talked about his “bad episode” on stage with Donald Trump, with pleading eyes and the resigned air of a man who loses his fight.
This, on a night when Democratic Party skeptics needed to see dynamism and hear a rationale to inspire continued support: They need to know the hard reasoning for why Biden’s trajectory will change, and they want to see how it works.
They didn’t get that from an on-camera president who dismissed polls showing him trailing Trump and said “only the Lord Almighty” could do it. get out of the race.
When asked how he would feel if he lost donald trumpresponded, “I’ll be sorry as long as I gave it my all and did the best job I know I can do, that’s what this is about.”
You’ll have to do “better” than that. This is a president who has warned that Trump represents an existential threat to American democracy.
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For Democrats who agree, talk of “best effort” is not enough. For them, this is about strategic, unsentimental decision-making that only results in victory.
Hearing your leader contemplate the “catastrophe” – even if hypothetically and motivated by a question – will further fuel the feeling of change.
Increasingly, Democrats are going public with their demands that Biden resign, fearing they will lose the White House and, with it, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Party members are mobilizing against the president and the movement is gaining momentum day by day.
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They won’t enjoy the sound of a defiant president determined to stay in the race.
They and he know how complicated that could be for the party.
It could be the scenario that saves him.
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