WaPo: Many Dems believe Biden is their best hope of 'fighting extremism'

On Tuesday morning, President Joe Biden officially announced that he’s running for a second term, despite the fact that a slim majority of Democrats wish he wouldn’t. The Washington Post admits that Democrats are “lukewarm” about another Biden run, but the paper interviewed a bunch of Democrats and concluded that Biden is the best hope they have of defeating Donald Trump — it’s no wonder the media and #NeverTrump outfits like The Lincoln Project are doing everything they can to kneecap Ron DeSantis.

WaPo also says that a second Biden term is the best hope of “fighting extremism.”

Democrats are lukewarm about picking Biden as their nominee, but many believe he may be the best hope of preventing a second Trump term and fighting extremism. https://t.co/6xFiGF6FKv

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 25, 2023

The Post reports:

Almost all the Democrats The Post interviewed said they would vote for Biden in a general election, and some conceded that, while he was far from their first choice, he might be the best option for the current moment — a contrast to a Republican Party promoting grievance and combativeness.

Trump has sounded vengeful notes as his legal peril has intensified. And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has declared war on the left and enacted polarizing policies, is shaping up as Trump’s most formidable GOP rival. At 76, Trump also faces questions about whether he is too old to be an effective president, in contrast to DeSantis, who is 44.

Biden is the only person who has defeated Trump in a national election, but many Democrats saw him as a caretaker president who would make way for a new generation of leaders.

Together, these dynamics set the stage for a central question confronting Democrats in the next election: Will fear of GOP extremism be enough to overcome anxieties about Biden?

Let’s break that down a bit. It’s the GOP “promoting grievance and combativeness.” Gov. Ron DeSantis “has declared war on the left and enacted polarizing policies.” “Will fear of GOP extremism be enough?” Has WaPo ever put the words “Democrat extremism” next to each other?