Recent publications, ‘Fight’ and ‘Original Sin’, delve into the underlying causes behind the Democratic Party’s notorious fall in the electoral race of 2024 and bring to light the evident cognitive and physical deterioration of President Joe Biden. Yet, these illuminating masterpieces leave essential queries unattended, both for the mainstream media and the members of the Democratic Party. Such queries include the following: What prompted their unwavering allegiance to a president who was evidently incapacitated, leading to his embarrassing resignation after a catastrophic performance in the June 2024 debate? What was the extent of the clandestine undertakings to salvage his reputation?
At the forefront of this dubious masquerade were politicians from the state of California, who not only propagated false information about Biden to deceive the mass public but also attempted to appease an increasingly disillusioned Democratic base. They also exploited the situation to direct vitriol at Republicans who rightfully highlighted Biden’s cognitive missteps and physical stumbles. What follows is a concise recap of the principal disseminators of this Biden disinformation campaign.
Governor Gavin Newsom, notoriously recognized for his unwavering advocacy of Joe Biden, acted as a suave Biden cheerleader on a national level. This governor successfully parried chastisements from Republicans and conservative outlets concerning Biden’s cognitive weaknesses and physical constraints.
Adam Schiff, who managed to secure a seat of prominence during the impeachment trial against Trump, played a notable role as well. Despite having the grounds to prosecute Biden for his intentional concealment of classified documents in his non-secure private garage, Hur, demonstrating an inexplicable respect, chose not to take any action. In his defense, Hur claimed Biden to be an ‘elderly man suffering from memory lapses’. With the release of complete audio recordings, it’s apparent that Biden was, and continues to be, an elderly and befuddled individual.
Predictably, Kamala Harris, the former Attorney General, U.S. Senator from California, and then Vice President, emerged as Biden’s most dedicated defender. Her false claims, repeated over a span of four inconsequential years, insisted that Biden was as ‘sharp as a needle and fit as a racehorse’. A superficial survey of other democratic leaders in California, namely Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Eric Swalwell, further solidifies the extent of this deception.
Pelosi, with her insistence, ‘We must re-elect Joe Biden’ and her evasive comment, ‘It’s up to the president to decide whether he stays in the race’, and Swalwell, with his baseless praise, ‘He puts many of us to shame with his memory’, were clearly part of the machinations to cover-up Biden’s decline.
The contemporary Democratic Party, in an attempt to divert attention away from this pressing issue, makes grandiose claims about ‘looking to the future’ while persistently expressing contempt for Trump and his administration. But the issue remains: How can citizens place their faith in a party that failed to address the cover-up of Biden’s weaknesses?
Unless the Democratic leaders acknowledge their mistakes and take corrective measures, it’s hard to believe that public trust in the Democratic party will be restored anytime soon. Their much-lauded ‘future-forward’ approach cannot excuse the years of deception and the damage it has done.
The story of Joe Biden’s deteriorating health and mental acuity was hidden from the public, wrapped up in a shroud of misinformation and political bias. As a result, American voters are now left to grapple with the long term consequences of their previous election decisions.
The Democratic Party’s strategy to ignore its numerous missteps rather than address them head-on, perpetuating disinformation campaigns and ignoring the reality of its candidates’ mental state, is truly disconcerting. Their unwavering loyalty to Biden, despite his evident weakening, further underscores the party’s misplaced priorities.
In the midst of this, their resentment for everything associated with Trump only serves to divert attention from their own shortcomings and an evident lack of a reasonable game plan for the future.
The entire Democratic stronghold somehow managed to ignore Biden’s spiralling decline, complying with and perpetuating a widespread charade. The voters were lulled into a state of complacency by phrases such as ‘sharp as a tack’ and ‘fit as a fiddle’, both gross misrepresentations of Biden’s deteriorating fitness and mental acuity.
If the Democratic Party truly wishes to regain public trust and credibility, it needs to take responsibility for its past actions and consciously shift its narrative. This implies acknowledging the mistake of underestimating the cognitive decline of the elderly president and the sustained denial of his state, which could have had perilous ramifications for the nation.
In lieu of brushing their past errors under the carpet, the party must come clean about its mistakes and demonstrate that it has made tangible strides to avoid similar calamities in the future. Only then could the party hope to move past its tarnished reputation and garner the faith of the American people.