The saga around the Biden presidency continues as more and more Democrats are saying that they have a problem with the candidacy of Joe Biden following a disastrous appearance at the presidential debate.
We're less than 50 days away from the time when some states begin early voting, WWL's Newell Normand pointed out, so things are beginning to move fast.
And based on what appears to be a staff cover up of how addled Biden actually seems to be, should Democrats trust the primary outcome? That's the question Newell asked.
"Democrats voting for Joe Biden were repeatedly told them he's up for the job, to only find out after voting in the primaries that maybe that's not exactly true. Maybe that's not exactly the case. They're seeing it for themselves for the first time in an unscripted environment. They were willing to overlook some of the gaffes that were happening repeatedly over and over and over again. And obviously there was a lot at stake during the course of that debate. And now they're being asked to not believe their eyes, which is difficult. So. They find out after the primaries that 'Houston, we have a problem.' We're not so sure that this individual is going to be able to make it through the next four years."
Newly revealed information shows that a number of former aides are pointing out some of the things they've had to do, including drawing maps for the president at fundraisers to make sure that he actually ends up at the podium. Others have had to make sure that the president of the United States would end up talking to the right person, and calling them by the right name.
Overall the revelations have shown that the president really relies on his staff around him to give him the constant reminders and pushes and shoves in the direction he's supposed to go in.
They write notes for him on pieces of paper and on cards. They even include photos to refresh his memory of where a stage is or where the podium is or who he's going to address during his speech and what side of the room they're on. They include a photo of what it looks like from the podium.
"So as we hear these stories more and more, it seems as though the hew and cry amongst the Democratic Party is that we got to stop the race. We've got to evaluate. We got to think about what we're doing here. We got to think about where we're going. The convention is right around the corner. We've anticipated that there's going to be problems there in the first right, but there's going to be bigger problems."
Biden wrote a letter re-affirming that he plans to stay in the race, but Newell wondered if that had any calming effect -- or if it put people into more of a panic.
"It's all about perpetuating both parties, right? It's all about control," Normand said. "(They want you to) put all of that other stuff aside. That need not be your worry today. Your worry today is only about beating Donald Trump. Now, I don't know about you, but I just can't imagine that independents and the true independents favor this thought process of beating party candidates, but being asked not to worry about the quality of the candidate, the wherewithal of the candidate, the cognitive ability of the candidate. Is that individual so impaired? Can they lead the nation? And the more he talks, the more you have to question whether or not that's the case."
What's going on within the Biden administration right now is denial, Newell added, not to mention delusion and defiance.
"The White House doctor had actually scheduled a meeting at the White House with a Parkinson's expert," Newell said, adding, "There's been a lot of conjecture as to whether or not he has taken a cognitive test. It's been a lot of conjecture about 'if he hasn't, why not? What do you fear?' There's been a lot of back and forth, as is this a one off or is this an affliction? And there's a lot of uncertainty amongst the electorate. But it's not as like as though these are contrived, right? These are legitimate, realistic concerns of what people are hearing and what they're seeing as it relates to Joe Biden."
Newell wondered if Biden is a threat to democracy by just not being honest with the public about his physical and mental capabilities at this point, so close to voting. "Over the weekend he was in another one of those multiple ten second stare downs. Staring into never Neverland. And now that folks really know about it, what I'm hearing from Democrat friends and others, there's this sense that it's uncomfortable. It's uneasy to watch. Because all the while they know that they're being asked not to believe their eyes. But they see it. And it's a feeling of sorrow. Because it just should not be (like this)."
