On July 22, the day after Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the presidential race, Newsmax continued its attacks on him and Democrats in general, peddling smears and conspiracy theories:
- Rep. Malliotakis to Newsmax: Dems ‘Pushed’ for Early Debate to Oust Biden
- Rep. Huizenga to Newsmax: ‘Palace Coup’ Behind Biden Dropping Out
- Jim McLaughlin to Newsmax: Biden Out Because He Was Losing
- Roseanne Barr to Newsmax: Obama Running Show Behind Scenes
By this time, Newsmax’s columnists were weighing in as well. Larry Bell groused:
The biggest remaining question now is what, if any real influence, this belated development can be expected to have on presidential and congressional election outcomes regardless of who replaces Joe on the ticket.
As reported by Politico.com, recently anticipating that Biden might drop out with presumed entitlement heiress Vice President Kamala Harris stepping in, analytics company BlueLabs surveyed more than 15,000 likely Democratic voters across seven critical battleground states to determine who — including the vice president — would likely fare best compared against a Biden candidacy.
The top four alternative candidates who each outpaced Biden by roughly three points, were Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Arizona, Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich.
Kamala came in fifth among those comparative unknowns.
Although Harris has polled even lower than Joe in most surveys, many Democrats fear that selection of any other known nominee will sidestep a presumed successor candidate he has now publicly endorsed and potentially anger a key demographic voting block of Black females they need to win.
[…]So yes, and it’s going to require lots more to win than a desperate last-ditch attempt to replace a broadly unpopular presidential administration — including Kamala — with, at best, a less objectionable alternative pushing the same disastrously failed policies.
Who that is, probably doesn’t really matter.
Jeff Crouere ranted:
In the face of Republican strength and Biden’s decline, the frantic scramble began to force Biden to withdraw. It included members of Congress, liberals in the media, and even former President Barack Obama in the background.
All the pressure eventually succeeded in forcing Biden to vacate the nomination. It was not easy, for Biden is stubborn and egotistical. He is also under the delusion that he is the best candidate to defeat Trump.
Now, Democrats may be stuck with Vice President Harris, who is quite unpopular, as their nominee.
Such shenanigans are typical of Democrats. In 2016, party bigwigs conspired to steal the nomination from Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and give it to Hillary Clinton. Sanders was also on the losing end in the 2020 election, when party bosses deemed he was too radical, and Biden was chosen as the “moderate” nominee.
[…]Along with the question of legality, there is another question. If Biden is too ill to serve as the Democratic Party nominee, how can he remain as President until January 2025? In his withdrawal statement, Biden said he would “focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”
In an interview after Biden’s announcement, President Trump stated, Biden “is not fit to serve.” He asked, “Who is going to be running the country for the next five months?”
Good question, Mr. President, for it will not be Joe Biden.
Scot Faulkner claimed that the Democratic National Convention would be “chaotic” because of all this:
Prior to President Joe Biden ending his 2024 re-election campaign the Democrats worst nightmare was reliving their chaotic 1968 Chicago Convention.
But now, it may be reliving their chaotic 1924 Chicago Convention.
Biden’s departure unleashes countless questions.
What was the final incentive to get him to quit the race? If so, who delivered it?
Was money involved. If so, how much?
Will there be a reckoning for all those in government and the media who were far from candid about Biden’s mental and physical condition?
If Biden is losing as a candidate, how cynical and anti-democratic is it to ignore the will of 14.4 million primary voters?
If Biden is faltering badly, should he remain in office as our president?
As we now know, the convention went smoothly despite all this.