It seems a bit strange to me that all of the sudden Joe Biden is suddenly all-in for two presidential debates.
The challenge was initiated when Biden released a 13-second video, which apparently contained “five jump cuts” because he “could not get through the whole thing.”
“Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020, and since then he hasn’t shown up for debate. Now, he’s acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. I’ll even do it twice. So, let’s pick the dates, Donald. I hear you’re free on Wednesdays,” Biden said in the short video.”
Why?
Peter Doocy asked KJP if Biden’s apparent change of heart was because of recent polling in which JB was behind in five of six critical states. As usual KJP responded but did not actually answer his question.
What I find the most strange is that the first debate is at the end of June. This is well before the Democratic convention. This is an extremely unusual time to have a Presidential debate … Hmmm!
Could it be that the real reason for the timing of this first debate is a “plan B” of sorts? Perhaps this first debate is meant to be somewhat of a test for J.B. If he does well then it could provide a necessary shift in momentum for old Joe. However, if he does poorly, it could be stimulus for his managers to figure out a way for him to exit the race prior to the convention. For instance, if his debate performance was poor, he could “develop” some “unplanned” illness or infirmity that would “unfortunately” necessitate that he withdraw from the race … serendipitously right before the convention.
As Doocy brought up Biden is falling further behind in some swing states, and if this continues, he basically cannot win. Once he is nominated at the convention, it becomes extremely problematic to substitute another candidate in his place. Ergo … “plan B!”
5/20/24