The Washington Examiner, November 2024
Democrats are pointing their fingers squarely at President Joe Biden as they grapple with President-elect Donald Trump‘s decisive electoral victory on Tuesday night. Vice President Kamala Harris’s 100-day campaign for president amounted to a last-ditch effort to salvage what Democrats thought was a sure defeat if Biden stayed in the presidential race. He had fumbled spectacularly at his debate, reinforcing his age to voters with repeated verbal stumbles.
Under pressure, Biden eventually dropped out of the race, endorsing Harris to replace him on the Democratic ticket. But, party insiders are fuming at what they see as lost time to mount a proper campaign against Trump. More commonly, Democrats complained that Biden, 81, should never have run for a second term in the first place. “He had no business running again,” said Charlie Comfort, an Iowa Democrat and Oskaloosa City councilman. “I blame him for giving us another four years of Trump because he chose to be selfish and egotistical. His legacy is severely tarnished in my book.”
