Comedian Jon Stewart took to his Daily Show on Monday night to criticize the Democratic Party’s downplaying of Biden’s poor performance during his June debate with Donald Trump.
“For a campaign based on honesty and decency, the spin being put on the debate seems like utter nonsense, and the redemption tour hasn’t gone much better,” Stewart began.
“We are told that the threat posed by Trump is so great and the stakes so high that simply raising these perfectly legitimate concerns about the president’s ability to do the most energetic job in the world for the next four years is akin to fascism.”
Stewart said concerns about a new Trump administration “are not the only threats facing our democracy.” He also said another threat is that Biden’s campaign will not be able to address voters’ concerns about the president.
The presenter described an “arthritic status quo” that “undermines trust and faith in the system of government borders.”
Liberal comedian Jon Stewart criticized the Democratic Party for not taking concerns about Biden’s age seriously
The presenter described an “arthritic status quo” that “undermines trust and faith in the system of government borders”
Stewart added that he was not suggesting Biden withdraw from the race, but was urging the Democratic Party to “have the conversation.”
“Do you see the opportunity here? Do you have any idea how thirsty Americans are for some hint of inspiration or leadership, and some liberation from this choice of a megalomaniac and a stifling gerontocracy?” he said.
The New Jersey native suggested bringing potential Democratic candidates together in Chicago ahead of the party convention in August.
“We just want someone to keep it at 100, the percentage, not the age.”
The proposal was to have all candidates pitch, with the winner competing against Biden.
‘You are free to ignore the weaknesses in your team’s existential struggle for freedom and democracy and then either push through until November or follow the advice of your own candidate.’
Stewart concluded the segment by noting that there are about 50 potential candidates who could defeat Donald Trump in the November election.
Immediately after the debate, Stewart was also critical of Biden.
Stewart then showed clips from Biden’s early debate battles, in which Biden appeared to confuse saving Medicare with defeating it.
“I’m sure it’s not something that happened again during the debate that caused Democrats to jump out of windows or throw up silently,” he joked.
He took another swipe at Biden, saying sarcastically, “Anyone can go wrong by talking.”
The show then showed a number of clips of Biden responding to Trump, which only made Stewart more angry.
“Not great! But uh… a lot of people have resting 25th Amendment faces,” he joked.
Biden has been heavily criticized after his debate performance, but he continues to insist he is staying in the race
Biden insists only ‘the Lord Almighty’ can convince him drop out of the presidential raceBut if he changes his mind, Vice President Kamala Harris is by far the best candidate to replace him.
Harris would have an edge over several of the most talked about Democratic alternatives, such as California Governor Gavin Newsom And Michigan Governor Gretchen WhitmerShe is already on a winning presidential ticket with Biden, has spent years building goodwill among the party’s core voter bases and would likely manage a massive campaign fund amassed by Biden’s re-election.
Below is a closer look at her prospects in a possible open primary:
The president easily secured the Democratic nomination and party rules prevent him from simply handing over the delegates he garnered at next month’s Democratic National Convention. But a number of delegates have already signaled they would be loyal to Harris.
If Biden chooses Harris, it could limit potential chaos and prevent floor fights that would do lasting damage to whoever takes on Republican Donald Trump.
“Harris is the most logical choice to continue Biden’s legacy,” said Andrew Feldman, a Democratic strategist who works closely with several state parties. He stressed that the question was purely hypothetical, as Biden insists he will not withdraw.
Feldman added that the Biden administration’s agenda “has been enormously popular in terms of the issues that they’ve advocated for” and that the president and Harris “have done that in partnership.”
Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist from South Carolina, noted that voters put the 78-year-old Biden in the White House four years ago knowing that Harris would be next in line, and that Biden, at age 81, fended off challengers in this year’s primary because Democratic voters knew Harris remained his number two.
“Democrats voted for Joe Biden with Kamala Harris,” Seawright said.
Harris is the first woman to serve as vice president and also the first black woman and person of South Asian descent. African Americans are The largest and most loyal group of Democratic supporters.
Defeating a historic No. 2 for someone else — even a popular alternative from a key swing state — would be difficult. Being seen as leading the charge against someone who broke gender and racial barriers could forever mark the challenger as disloyal in future Democratic primaries.
Glynda Carr, who heads the Higher Heights political action committee that supports Black women candidates across the country, said public suggestions that Harris could be passed over in favor of another top Democrat in Biden’s absence show “how often Black women are overlooked.”
“You want black women organizing our homes, our blocks, our churches, our fraternities?” Carr asked. “We have to stand behind our leadership.”