The Philadephia Inquirer’s editorial board don’t deny that Biden’s performance in the first debate was a disaster
Donald Trump, not Joe Biden, should withdraw from the presidential race, according to the editorial board of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
In an editorial published on Saturday, the Inquirer’s editorial board fully admitted that Biden’s performance in the debate “was a disaster,” but went on to say that “the debate about the debate is misleading,” because it shifts the focus from Donald Trump’s character and track record.
“President Joe Biden’s debate performance was a disaster. His disjointed responses and dazed look sparked calls for him to drop out of the presidential race.
“But lost in the hand wringing was Donald Trump’s usual bombastic litany of lies, hyperbole, bigotry, ignorance, and fear mongering. His performance demonstrated once again that he is a danger to democracy and unfit for office.”
The editorial board note that Trump “told more than 30 lies during the debate to go with the more than 30,000 mistruths told during his four years as president.”
“He dodged the CNN moderators’ questions, took no responsibility for his actions, and blamed others, mainly Biden, for everything that is wrong in the world.”
After providing a litany of reasons why Trump is unfit for office—including 6 January, his tweeting and even the number of rounds of golf he played during his presidency—the editorial board do their best to prop up Joe Biden, claiming that even “on his worst day [Biden] remains lightyears better than Trump on his best.”
The Inquirer’s editorial comes at a time of panic for the Democrats and left-liberal establishment, as they struggle to make sense of Biden’s dismal performance at the first presidential debate last Thursday.
This is Joe Biden ‘19 and ‘24. Until the debate the media tried to deny this. Who you gonna trust; them or your own lying eyes?! pic.twitter.com/y7xAeDMaGI
— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) June 29, 2024
A snap poll conducted directly after the debate by CNN showed that 67% of viewers believed Trump won the debate. A YouGov poll the next day showed that half of all Americans believe Biden should withdraw from the race if the Democrats want to have their best chance of winning.
Various organs of the mainstream media are deserting Biden and openly urging him to go, for the good of the party and the nation.
On Friday, The New York Times already issued an official declaration that Biden should withdraw, and this was followed by an editorial in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that all-but begged Biden to retire.
“President Biden’s ability to withstand the mental and physical rigors of another four-year term would be of concern regardless of his opponent,” editors of Journal-Constitution wrote.
“The fact that he is all that stands in the way of Trump returning to the Oval Office significantly raises the stakes.”
The only hope of defeating Trump is to “pass the torch to the next generation of Democratic leaders and urge the party to nominate another candidate at its convention in Chicago in August.”
“Doing this will require a massive and unprecedented string of legal and regulatory actions to get a Biden successor named and placed on each state’s ballot. This is difficult and necessary work that must start immediately.”
