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He only got the job because democratic party leadership decided to coalesce around him in 2020.
In a panicked attempt to stop Bernie, if you recall
There were lots of good choices in 2020. Sanders was probably the most well-liked and respected, but there was Buttigieg who came out with the very first set of delegates in Indiana. Honestly, I thought Biden was the second worst candidate running for President during the primary, about a million miles ahead of fucking Bloomberg, but just when it looked like it was over for Joe, a miracle saved his entire campaign and rocketed him into the nomination.
We need another miracle like that. Without it, I don't see a path to winning again. The fence-sitters are going to plunge us back into a second Trump term and an inevitable fascist dictatorship.
That 'miracle' was the entire party being thrown into panic that Bernie was projected to win.
Not miraculous. Almost everyone dropped out and endorsed Biden, at the same time, just before Super Tuesday. It was coordinated to help him, after he just won big in SC. Warren stayed in to "help" divide prog vote. That, and COVID, is how we ended up with Biden.
It is ironic that some of these same people are now working behind the scenes again, only to replace him. I'm surprised and happy that Biden listened to Bernie and progs, and had a decent presidency (almost much more, killed by Manchin and Sinema). But swing state polls have shifted, and Biden seems incapable of effectively communicating necessary info (basic politics). I can't imagine the consequences in 2028 if he eeks this one out but continues the decline.