"The Hill" opinion writer ponders: Say, maybe that doddering old fool wasn't so bad after all

How dire things must be for Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris when less than two weeks from Election Day someone writes this.

No matter who wins, we have to ask: Would President Biden have been a better candidate and choice despite suffering from the effects of age and 81 years? Further, suppose that the disastrous June 27 debate with Trump had not taken place, or that Biden had been firing on all cylinders that night. Would Biden have been forced to withdraw? And whether Harris loses or wins, some will ask whether Biden might still have been a better candidate.

First off, there was no official reason given for Biden's departure. Had Harris, Tim Walz or any other prominent elected Dem suggested that the President's feeble mindedness and/or physical degradation resulted in his withdrawal from the race a mere 3-1/2 months before Election Day, it would've been a p.r. disaster. Specifically, they would've had to answer for why they downplayed (or flat out denied) Biden's frailties. 

Quite simply, Biden was "forced to withdraw" due to the fact that he was losing to Trump. That's it. And because he couldn't even adequately perform his job outside a window of 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM, it would've left little to no ability to navigate the grind of a reelection campaign. Leftists knew this of course, but they and their media lapdogs chose to gaslight the American people by saying he was as sharp as ever. 

Another reason the author theorizes Biden might've been a superior campaigner to Harris? Why, that dignified lady just isn't savaging Trump enough. 

For some reason, the Harris campaign has downplayed (Trump's criminal) conviction and his three other pending cases, as well as Trump’s major character flaws.

You mean Harris suggesting that Trump would be Hitler-like in that he'd demand the military be loyal to him as opposed to the Constitution???? I mean, someone allegedly possessing a fascist nature seems like a significant character flaw to me. Or maybe, juuuuuuust maybe Harris knows her far left bona fides aren't a general election winner, so her default campaign message is basically "at least I'm not evil like TRUMP!!!!!" But if the "tRuMp Is LiTeRaLlY hItLeR" didn't stick in 2016 (especially since he served a full term as President without his exterminating his detractors), it ain't gonna fly this cycle. 

Harris's inept campaign serves as a reminder of why she had to withdraw from the 2020 race as well as why some leftist outlets suggested barely more than a year ago that Biden drop the most unpopular VP in history from the ticket. She is so awful that some are now pining for the days of a walking cadaver campaigning via Zoom. And yet, Trump himself is so deeply flawed that this race is somehow still a tossup. 

I'm beyond ready for this campaign to be over. 

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