Former Obama advisor David Axelrod declared Friday that Joe Biden’s angry reaction to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report suggesting his memory has faded only served to “reinforce a meme that’s out there,” adding that Biden’s cognitive acuity “is a problem.”
Appearing on CNN, Axelrod noted that Biden “did contradict elements of the special counsel’s report. And that undoubtedly will go on.”
Biden “was quite angry, not just at the release, or the characterisations of the special counsel, but of what some of the reporters were asking him,” Axelrod further asserted.
Axelrod, who was Obama’s chief strategist for both presidential campaigns, continued, “the most damaging things that can happen in politics, there are things that reinforce a meme that’s out there that is hurting you.”
“The central meme that is hurting the president is this issue of age. It’s a big barrier,” he further urged, also noting “you can’t unring the bell.”
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Axelrod has been questioning Biden’s ability to run again for months now, even suggesting Democrats could “change course,” and noting “ there is a lot of leadership talent in the Democratic Party, poised to emerge.”
The Daily Mail also reports that sources indicate Democrats are considering a ‘nuclear option’ of ditching Biden before or at the Party convention in August in favour of either California Governor Gavin Newsom or Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
The report cites a “former senior Democrat White House official” who has previously worked with Biden.
“I think it is now panic time. Biden should not be our standard bearer,” the source is quoted as saying.
“There isn’t enough gas in the tank for another four-and-a-half years. Ultimately, we’re going to see more prominent Democrats saying the quiet part out loud.” The source also asserted, adding “It’s increasingly clear we have a deeply flawed candidate.”
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Michelle Obama Have also been mentioned as possible replacements, according to the source.
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Which is the reason they doped Biden up with only a half dose, so he’d wind down halfway through the interview. This interview was a straight up a political hit job on Joe Biden caried out be his (Obama’s) staff.