Here is liberal reporter David Ignatius – a life-long Washington insider – who has written an Op-Ed in the Washington Post calling for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris NOT to run for re-election. He makes the case on Morning Joe that Biden and Harris are very unpopular in the country, and may not be the best Democrats to run against President Trump. Mika is clearly beside herself, but Joe Scarborough admits Ignatius is right that 100% of Democrats they speak with are very uneasy about Biden’s age and health and the prospect of him running for re-election.
This could be the “Canary in the Coal Mine” – a sign that the move to push Biden out of the race has begun. . . .
But I don’t think Biden and Vice President Harris should run for reelection. It’s painful to say that, given my admiration for much of what they have accomplished. But if he and Harris campaign together in 2024, I think Biden risks undoing his greatest achievement — which was stopping Trump.
Biden wrote his political testament in his inaugural address: “When our days are through, our children and our children’s children will say of us: They gave their best, they did their duty, they healed a broken land.” Mr. President, maybe this is that moment when duty has been served.
Biden would carry two big liabilities into a 2024 campaign. He would be 82 when he began a second term. According to a recent Associated Press-NORC poll, 77 percent of the public, including 69 percent of Democrats, think he’s too old to be effective for four more years. Biden’s age isn’t just a Fox News trope; it’s been the subject of dinner-table conversations across America this summer. . . .
THE WASHINGTON POST