Some Concerns Democrats Should Consider Before Replacing Biden

Any decision by the Democrat Party to replace Joe Biden as their presidential nominee in 2024 – despite his low approval ratings, poor debate performance, obvious cognitive disability, and far-Left pandering, could have several devastating consequences for the Democrat Party.

These consequences could be both short-term and long-term, affecting not only the 2024 General Election but also the party's overall reputation and voter support in the future.

Replacing a sitting president as the party's nominee creates significant political turmoil and instability, which has led to widespread uncertainty, “panic,” and anxiety among Democrat supporters and voters. They are correct to question the party's leadership, decision-making process, and commitment to its incumbent leader for the remainder of his term.

Political Turmoil & Instability And Loss of Voter Confidence

Given the gulf between the Democrat rank-and-file and the party’s far-Left neo-Bolshevik wing, the budding instability is resulting in a severely fractured party base, causing some supporters to abandon the party altogether and many more to decide to sit out the November election.

The resulting lack of confidence in its incumbent President is shaking supporters' and voters' confidence in the party's ability to make sound decisions in its governing actions.

Voters now rightly perceive the party as indecisive, confused, incohesive, and weak; an admission of the party's failure to properly vet its chosen candidate. This will, no doubt, lead to a significant drop in support both in the General Election and in the party as a whole in the coming years.

This negative perception will invariably lead to a long-lasting stain on the party's image, and – given the level of fickleness present in the Democratic base – it will affect its ability to attract new supporters and retain existing ones.

Internal Conflict & The Party Apparatus

And given the reality of how the Democrat National Committee exists, including the Rules & Bylaws Committee, replacing Joe Biden would lead to a massive internal conflict within the Democrat Party hierarchy.

As pointed out by Darren Beattie on X:

“...The roughly 30 members of the Rules & Bylaws Committee are far from famous…have you heard of Frank Leone? Ken Martin? David McDonald?...[A]nonymous or not, this is the body with the power to change how the Democrats pick their nominee.

“And this body, as it happens, is stacked in Biden’s favor. Membership in this critical committee is controlled by the chairman of the DNC, Jaime Harrison, formerly chair of the South Carolina Democrats. Harrison owes his position to being chosen by Joe Biden, and as expected of him, he’s filled Rules & Bylaws [Committee] with reliable Biden backers.

“A year ago, over loud protests from some sections of the party, the Rules & Bylaws Committee executed Biden’s request to reshuffle the Democrat primary calendar to reduce the prominence of states that are ‘too white.’ They demoted Iowa and New Hampshire (where Biden bombed) and elevated South Carolina (the state that rocketed him to the nomination in 2020).

“The presence of so many Biden political allies implies, on the flip side, a lack of allies for anyone else. If there really were a viable plot to install Gavin Newsom specifically, it would help to have Newsom political allies somewhere high up in the Democrat Party apparatus. Instead, such allies are missing. That’s no surprise, because he’s not the one who controls the Rules Committee.

“In short, the DNC is not some independent actor on the Left. It is a body substantially controlled by Joe Biden. Expecting it to change course in order to save the Democrats is like expecting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to be derailed by the membership of Mar-a-Lago.”

If the Biden faithful in DNC leadership and on the Rules & Bylaws Committee were to execute a coup rebellion and jettison Biden, supporters of Biden and any potential replacement – and there would surely be more than one consideration – would, no doubt, engage in a bitter power struggle, most likely during the convention, leading to a further fractured party base, destroying party unity

Additionally, replacing Biden as the nominee would alienate core and zealous Democrat donors who would feel betrayed by the party's decision. These donors could very likely choose to support a third-party candidate financially, like Robert F. Kenedy Jr., thus facilitating a shift to a more moderate ideology, or to withhold financial support entirely, which would trickle down to the down-ticket races.

The Risk Of Unintended Consequences

One of the unintended consequences of replacing Biden comes in the risks associated with any replacement. There is also no guarantee that the Democrat Party would find a candidate who could perform better in the election than Biden; after all, Biden is the only Democrat to have vanquished Trump in an election. The new nominee – be it Newsom, Clinton, Obama, Whitmer, or whoever – could, with all their political baggage, be just as unpopular and undesirable as Biden, leading to an even worse electoral outcome for the party.

This risk could further damage the party's brand and long-term prospects, which have already been marred by Biden's low approval ratings and poor performance. It would lead to a long-lasting negative perception of the party among voters and make it difficult for Democrats to recover and regain support in future elections.

The decision to replace Biden would solidify in the minds of many the unspoken truth that the Democrat Party, its leadership, and its figureheads are nothing more than a fickle, self-important gaggle of disloyal opportunists who think nothing of throwing the useless or “purpose-expired” under the proverbial bus. That would make it impossible for Democrats to regain public trust, leading to the possible demise of the party.

So, replacing Joe Biden as the Democrat nominee in the 2024 presidential election – whether it is through an open convention or by thuggish persuasion – despite the failing possibility that Biden could emerge from his catastrophic debate performance to be victorious in November – could have both short-term and long-term negative ramifications, affecting not only the 2024 election but also the party's overall reputation and voter support in the future.

The Democrats are either stuck with Biden or the probability that their elitist opportunism has backfired to damage their political party.

But hey, a majority of those on the Right side of the voting aisle have been screaming that Biden was in severe cognitive decline since before the 2020 election. Yet, the sycophantic, delusional Left was still caught with their pants down, not realizing – or refusing to admit – that their “big guy” had dementia. Some still haven’t admitted the obvious.

Makes you wonder who else on the Left side of the aisle is in cognitive decline.

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