Facing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris

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11. While not the biggest Biden fan compared to many here, I can't agree with that

He had a long history of public service prior to being president. His years in the Senate and as vice president were all good overall and as president he got substantial legislation passed and helped make the vaccine rollout go as smoothly as possible in states that weren't obstinate. Did some of his policies/legislation contribute to the inflation that brought his approval down? Absolutely, he wasn't perfect, but who is?

I think it's really hard to walk away from a dream as big as being president. Yes, ideally he would have with how he appeared at the debate, but we could say the same about Trump and how he's all but drooling on himself falling asleep in cabinet meetings. It was a job he tried for as far back as 1988. And while I think he had diminished physical capacity (as we all do as we age), it's really really hard to accept that. My grandfather didn't want to accept he couldn't drive any longer until it was found he was parking by bumping other cars. Being seen as "weaker" or "incapable" is hard. Look at how many athletes can't walk away before falling apart.

And no one person is responsible alone for Trump, even including Trump. If there wasn't an appetite for his approach, he'd have had as much success running for office as George Lincoln Rockwell did.