The "Biden Replacement Theory": A Joke That's Not Funny

If you're going to engage in any discussions about replacing Joe Biden on the ticket, you should know a few unassailable facts that the media have left out of their hysterical drumbeat "coverage" of what "Democratic insiders" are saying: Democratic "insiders" don't give the President advice through the media. They speak directly to him or to the people in his immediate circle. Anyone you see publicly calling on the President to step down is not close to him and does not have his ear. Yes, they may attend occasional briefings at the DNC or get invited to the White House holiday parties and annual Easter Egg Roll, and have their picture taken with him at fundraisers they pay good money to attend so they can get their picture taken. But they don't have real access to him and they can't be assumed to have his best interests in mind. Because the people who are actually close to him don't call him out on CNN and Twitter.

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@Teri_Kanefield @StephanieJones The DNC machine runs an unpopular incumbent, but the problem is ungrateful, unrealistic, uninformed voters.

Noted.

@grumble209 Biden isn't unpopular, but your other points are sound @Teri_Kanefield @StephanieJones

@weezmgk @Teri_Kanefield @StephanieJones Could you please repeat that? I couldn't hear you over the roar of a +19 disapproval.

Edit to add: The machine had no stones to tell Joe to sit this out, figuring no one would vote for a felon. And so here we are.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/

How Popular Is Joe Biden?

Latest polls on President Joe Biden’s approval ratings

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@grumble209 pretty sure that roar is the laughter of everyone who saw you take Nate Silver seriously

@weezmgk So the pollsters are wrong, and Biden is really popular?

And the widespread negative public reaction to the debate, leading to calls to replace Joe, is all just ignorant people?

@grumble209 538 is almost certainly wrong, it's a hobby for Nate. But you keep on grumbling.

Bye!

FiveThirtyEight Hires G. Elliott Morris, Loses Nate Silver

FiveThirtyEight just did a brutal wonk swap: After Disney refused to re-up Nate Silver’s contract at the influential polling blog FiveThirtyEight, it hired his rival, G. Elliott Morris.

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