The first debate is June 27th with the Democrat convention not scheduled until August. So, I know many people are suspecting that the Dems are gonna’ pump ol’ Joe so full of sanity shots to make him seem at least somewhat coherent for a few hours.
But it’s also possible that they’re planning NOT to inject the nasty old codger with anything and allow him to crash and burn on national television telling everyone that he remembers driving a 16 wheeler with Corn Pop. “I’m not joking, man.”
This way the Democrats can switch him out. They’ll say that given the terrible debate performance they will switch out the candidate just two months before the election. They’ll say they had no idea his cognitive decline had reached this point or they’ll call it “an episode.”
Don’t put it past them. Biden means nothing to them. In fact, they probably despise him at this point. Maybe even more than normal Americans do at this point.
Remember, the Dems have super delegates that essentially rule the party. Ask Bernie Sanders about that. Poor lil’ commie never stood a chance.
The Deep State can not afford a loss. They can not lose this time because they’ve been exposed. We know they exist now. This is a win at all costs election for them. They will not allow slow Joe to ruin this.
May 23, 2024 at 7:17 am
I suspect it’s likely more of hedging bets for four reasons:
1. The bar is already very low; if he makes it through without completely melting down it’s a win.
2. Are there actually campaigns going on? Neither “side” seems to be doing much of a traditional campaign, and there’s already proof of concept from 2020 that not much effort is required and not enough people care that they need a spectacular performance.
3. He already beat Trump in both debates in 2020 and in the election, and it’s not like Trump has become more articulate or self-disciplined in the last four years. I don’t see any reason they wouldn’t think he can beat Trump again.
4. If he does completely melt down, there’s time to do a swap out. But it’s better to try and necromance him as far as possible.
That being said, while the Deep State may not be able to afford a loss (which I think is debatable, given the incredible amount of power and entrenchment), I find it more and more difficult to see how a Trump victory would constitute any meaningful loss for the Deep State as he greatly enabled its expansion and further entrenchment in his previous term (see Covid policies, CARE Act, signing all (or almost all) omnibus spending bills, etc.) and has refused to put pressure on the current Congress on a slew of issues, such as to stop funding things like the renewal of FISA. He’s yet to show any self-awareness about how deeply he was played by the Deep State, assuming he was played at all. All the exposure in the world is meaningless if those in positions to do something about it refuse to do so and brings diminishing and even negative returns as it emboldens the Deep State when they see no consequences for such exposure.