Love Biden or loathe him, it’s important to recognize the political ratfuckery going on: this whole “Biden dropping out” thing is being astroturfed. It’s a pitch that targets the left and is appealing to the left — but it is not coming from the left.

Before jumping on that bandwagon, take a moment to ask who’s steering it. Because it’s not you.

Who •is• steering that bandwagon?

I don’t know, but whoever it is, they’re holding the NYT’s leash.

The genius of this ploy is that a hypothetical candidate is •always• better than a real one. One person gets to picture Bernie, the next person gets to picture…I don’t know, Bloomberg or whatever, and they can both think they agree.

It’s so seductive. It even has a grain of truth: yeah, lots about Biden •does• suck; yeah, Iraq really •did• have chemical weapons at one point. That’s why it’s crucial to recognize all this as an aluminum-tubes-style ploy with an agenda, per the OP.

To be crystal clear here, because a few reply guys are reeeeeally struggling with this thought:

Just because you •agree• with the idea on the surface doesn’t mean the people •behind• the idea have your interests at heart.

Yes, you thought it on your very own. Yes, you like the idea. Yes, it appeals to you. That’s the point. I’m asking you to look at •who• is making that appeal, who is plastering this message across the MSM. Because •that• is not you.