By Ray Cardello for June 28, 2023, Season 20 / Post 25

The polls continue to slide and show how little the American people think of the job performance of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. In fact, Harris dipped to the lowest approval rating of any Vice President in history. Only 32% of Americans approve, while 49% disapprove, for a -17% spread. This rating is significant because of the age and condition of Joe Biden. Should the pair be re-elected, Joe Biden would be 82 when he takes the oath. She is literally a heartbeat away from the Oval Office.

Biden is not performing much better in the polls. His 41% approval is close to the lowest rating of his term. A staggering number is the 73% of those polled who do not want to see Joe Biden on the 2024 ballot. These deplorable numbers are for a President who claims to have one of the most successful ever. There is obviously a disconnect between his vision and American’s view.

The Democrats seem to be grooming potential replacements should they convince Joe and Kamala to step aside. This may be futile as Joe and Kamala must be pushed aside to make room for options. Joe’s ego and need for the money flow his career has supplied will not let him remove himself from the quest for reelection. He may also require the cover the office provides for him and his family. Kamala sees herself as a historical figure and wants nothing more than to be the first woman of color to be President. She does not want to earn the job. She feels entitled to it.

The Democrats have a weak bench. Their power people like Clinton, Sanders, Schumer, and Warren have been in Washington for so long that they no longer appeal to or identify with the younger voters. The Progressive fringe members of the Party are too far Left for most Americans and a general election. Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, and Joaquin Jeffries are sitting on the far end of the bench and are whispered about as potential candidates for 2024. None of these people have success stories on their resumes, and in the case of Newsom and Whitmer, their performances on the state level do not bear well on the national stage. None of these three would be a trade-up from Biden, and all would continue the movement toward a more Socialistic country.

So what are the options and game plan for the Democrats. The possibilities are few as Biden calls the shots as sitting President. He wants and needs the job. Impeachment is not a viable course. It would never get past the Democrat-controlled Senate, and nobody wants to see Harris elevated to the Presidency via Impeachment. The Biden Camp has shut down the Democrat Primary and Debate machines. He will go underground as he did in 2020 and let his spokespeople, surrogates, and the media campaign for him. This process is not how our President and supposed leader of the free world should be chosen. But that is what the American political game hated evolved to.

If the state of the union is not enough to convince voters that the Biden era is over, then the crimes of the family may take the wheels off the Biden Political Train.