How did Democrats let this happen? – Washington Examiner

None of that is clear now. But it is clear that for years, Democrats at all levels of the party have looked the other way, buried their heads in the sand, and lied to themselves about Biden s condition. Just in recent weeks, they have nodded their heads in approval when sympathetic journalists attributed troubling video of Biden to Republican cheapfakes. They have told themselves the GOP was spreading lies about the president s condition. This month they looked at Biden standing frozen for two minutes amid a joyous concert and explained it by saying he was never much of a dancer. They deceived themselves.

Then, at about 9:01 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, the self-deception stopped. The CNN debate presented a brutal picture of the president s condition. Until now, everyone s comparison of Biden s vs. Trump s mental and physical abilities rested on comparing videos of the two men in different situations and at different events. In the debate, they were side by side in real time on a TV split screen. The contrast was unavoidable. Biden looked out of it. Trump looked with it.

Now, of course, Democrats face a problem made much more difficult by their denial of Biden s condition. If they had faced reality a year ago, the party could have moved forward with an orderly selection of a 2024 candidate. Maybe it would have been Vice President Kamala Harris, and maybe it would have been someone else. But the party could have made the choice in a way that gave Democrats a voice in choosing their new candidate. No, Biden did not want to leave, nor did his wife, the first lady. But a unified Democratic Party could have changed their minds. 

That did not happen. Now it is nearly July. The Democratic convention is in August. The primaries are long gone. There is no new candidate. And Biden appears to have chained himself to the Resolute Desk. Many Democrats feel powerless.

via www.washingtonexaminer.com

Byron York.