Clooney: Pressuring Biden to drop out was a "mistake"

[Florida Dem]

53. Clooney was Correct

I couldn't find it either. In my opinion, if Biden had been the candidate to finish the race, it would have been a bloodbath. The disastrous debate performance was an absolute deathblow to any chance he might have had of winning. His main objective at the debate was to dispel any notion that he was too old or not up to the job. He failed miserably. There was no recovering from that.

Harris was a far superior campaigner and communicator than Biden. And don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of Biden. I thought he was a great president and is a great guy. His one mistake was to not not serve one term and bow out at a much earlier date.

Everybody has their own opinion on this. And I hate to see it resurrected again at this late date. I am in 100% agreement with Clooney and I believe him when he says that Biden was not the same as he was when he had last seen him. In my view, it is a fantasy to believe that Biden would have done better than Harris in the election. All evidence says otherwise, including multiple polls. There was an immediate uplift in the energy of the democratic party when she took over. She did great at that debate and the Democrats had an incredible convention.

The blame belongs with the people who sat out the election. Full stop. Enough with the looking back and the hand wringing. Let's do what needs to be done to wrestle this country away from the the maniacs and extremists. We are teetering on the edge of never being able to get it back as they rapidly consolidate power.