Reporter Calls Out 'Cover-Up' Over Biden Decline at WHCA Dinner

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46. Joe Biden didn't help.

He was the underdog vs Trump in most polls going back to 2023 and he refused to either rework his message or step aside to allow for an actual primary. Instead, despite failing poll numbers and a narrative that was well-established that most voters thought he was too old, Biden decided to remain in the race and only dropped out after his disastrous debate performance.

Biden did not help Democrats. He could not properly articulate his accomplishments so that Americans could see what he did to make their lives better. He was unable to explain why inflation was as high as it was and what his plans were to fix it. Even in the debate, Biden failed at telling voters what his second term plans were.

Harris helped change the narrative but by that point, Democrats were so deep in a hole that Trump was once again a viable candidate.

Yes, Biden deserves some of the blame because his inability to understand the political environment and what was needed to win, led us to Trump.

Biden was immensely unpopular as a president and his team never really seemed interested in trying to fix that. They were convinced Trump being Trump was enough to win them the election, despite every poll saying otherwise.

And there are plenty of stories proving this - from the horse's mouth even.

The campaign openly admitted that they felt the polls would shift once Americans realized Trump would be the nominee because up until the primaries, most voters didn't think he would be the nominee. And when he locked up the nomination, the polls did not shift like Biden's team said they would.

Poll after poll showed Americans were concerned with Biden's mental faculties, more than they were with Trump's, and Biden's team still refused to address the issue. Instead, they opted to run a low-key campaign that was not media focused. They held few rallies, zero townhalls and mostly relied on scripted, fifteen minute speeches. It was a bad strategy because it didn't properly address the major vulnerabilities Biden was facing.

In the end, that type of hubris, Biden's belief he was the only one capable of beating Trump, absolutely led to Trump winning.