The New York Times has a story today where it’s reported that many Democrats are entering the “what are we gonna do about Joe” phase of reality as the midterm elections rapidly approach with the 2024 presidential election two years after that:
Midway through the 2022 primary season, many Democratic lawmakers and party officials are venting their frustrations with President Biden’s struggle to advance the bulk of his agenda, doubting his ability to rescue the party from a predicted midterm trouncing and increasingly viewing him as an anchor that should be cut loose in 2024.
As the challenges facing the nation mount and fatigued base voters show low enthusiasm, Democrats in union meetings, the back rooms of Capitol Hill and party gatherings from coast to coast are quietly worrying about Mr. Biden’s leadership, his age and his capability to take the fight to former President Donald J. Trump a second time.
Interviews with nearly 50 Democratic officials, from county leaders to members of Congress, as well as with disappointed voters who backed Mr. Biden in 2020, reveal a party alarmed about Republicans’ rising strength and extraordinarily pessimistic about an immediate path forward.
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough thinks the Times might be counting out Biden too soon, going as far as to compare him to… Ronald Reagan?
From 1982: REAGAN SHOULD NOT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION! HE WILL LOSE!!!!!! (He ran. He won 49 states)https://t.co/WR0pO5iFDt https://t.co/ceD3EKqKo0
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) June 11, 2022
We can see comparing Biden to Jimmy Carter, but Reagan?
Lmao if you think Biden is in any way comparable to Reagan
— Jon 🔬 (@JonnyMicro) June 11, 2022
What is he smoking?
— Write Girl Problems (@WriteGrlProbs) June 11, 2022
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https://twitter.com/itoldyoumonsoon/status/1535692648618524672
Yep, it’s quite hilarious.
You're right, @JoeNBC! Reagan was considered very old in 1982. (OMG, he was 71!) Biden was older on his inauguration day than Reagan was on his last day of office.
— Steve Maley (@DerekBarge) June 11, 2022
Your prediction Biden will win 49 states in 2024 is duly noted, as is the certainty you would have voted for Walter Mondale. https://t.co/Xb4mdpOdfu
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) June 11, 2022
The Democrats chose Walter Mondale to run against Reagan.
A poodle with 3 legs and one eye could've won 49 states against Mondale. https://t.co/yE5UnxQtgU— Sean The Producer (@SeanTheProducr) June 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/StarCoreOne02/status/1535692055921496065
Reagan also oozed optimism while Biden’s often trying to portray half the country as Jim Crow segregationists.
https://twitter.com/GPollowitz/status/1535687617693499393
Other than all that, Scarborough totally nailed it!
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