by Robert Romano
Why is Joe Biden still president?
After dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, relinquishing the Democratic Party nomination and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president but remaining in office until the end of her term, the American people have a right to know why this decision was made.
The truth is that after his disastrous performance in debate on June 27 In the case of former President Donald Trump, and in subsequent interviews and campaign appearances, Biden had difficulty completing his thoughts and spoke so incoherently that members of the president’s party wanted him to resign, saying he was unfit for the job.
Is there some kind of cognitive disorder that Democrats are keeping secret?
In a July 21 post on X, Biden stated:“I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus my full energy on my duties as president for the rest of my term. My first decision as the party’s candidate in 2020 was to select Kamala Harris as my vice president. And it was the best decision I have made. Today, I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be our party’s nominee this year.”
Biden fell behind Trump national polls from September 2023, with little change in the race — Trump’s last lead over Biden was an average of 3 percent, 47.7 percent to 44.7 percent.
While there are a tiny number of surveys conducted on Trump-Harris RaceTrump leads on average 48 percent to 46.3 percent, not much better.
This suggests that Trump is leading in the popular vote regardless of who his opponent is, and has been for almost a year.
So it’s not about the polls per se. Harris doesn’t necessarily give Democrats a better chance of keeping the White House. About 35 percent of Democrats wanted Biden to stay in the race in the latest AP-NORC poll conducted July 11-15and many of them may now feel betrayed.
The fact is that no adequate explanation has been given for Biden’s departure, which would impact the ability of Harris or whoever replaces Biden at the Democratic National Convention to hold the Democratic coalition together. That could put Harris or anyone else in an even worse position than Biden to do well in November.
Another factor is that replacing a sitting president hasn’t worked recently. When Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson didn’t run for reelection in 1952 and 1968, Republicans still won relatively easily. They could try, but the Democratic argument still goes, “The country has gotten so bad we’ve had to replace the president. Would you still vote for us?” That’s a show of weakness.
So it’s not optics or history on their side. Harris could end up being something of a scapegoat if Trump wins the election handily anyway.
No, Biden’s decision to step down, prompted by calls from elected Democratic leaders and Democratic-leaning media organizations, is based on the fact that he is no longer able to serve in his role, and certainly not for another four years.
If he can’t handle debate, he certainly won’t be able to negotiate with our country’s adversaries, whether Russia, China, Iran or North Korea, to keep the peace.
So why is Biden still president? Democrats would have to admit they lied about Biden’s ability to fulfill his constitutional duties. First and foremost, Kamala Harris. If Biden really does have a condition that prevents him from doing the job, her own work under 25th Amendment involves obtaining a “written declaration from Cabinet officials that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office” that he will sign to remove the president, which requires a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress to remove Biden.
Instead, Biden remains in power for now and the country is forced to pretend it has nothing to do with his abilities.
It is suggested that this is a cover-up of Biden’s condition, which continues. They would rather leave the vacant president in office than damage their party. Party before country.
Meanwhile, the damage to the country is incalculable when the preferred option is to destroy the presidency in order to “save it.” Now, calls will begin for Biden to resign.
But it’s clear that Biden’s decision to step down wasn’t something he came to on his own. He was forced to make that decision.
If Biden is unfit to run, then he is unfit to serve. He should resign.
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Robert Romano is vice president of public policy at Americans for Limited Government Foundation.
