US EditionColumnist Criticizes Democrats for Downplaying Concerns About Biden's Age in 2024 Campaign
- Michelle Goldberg criticized Democrats for minimizing concerns about President Biden's mental decline during the 2024 campaign.
- Her critique followed the release of a book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson revealing Biden aides discussed his possible wheelchair use and a cover-up of his decline.
- Goldberg argued that Democratic insiders engaged in groupthink, refused dissent, and lied to the public and themselves about Biden's increasing infirmity.
- She wrote that a fundamental issue party leaders must confront is their habit of conforming to groupthink, resisting change, and exhibiting excessive and highly unhelpful risk avoidance.
- Goldberg concluded that the party’s refusal to address these issues calls for more courage and less deference, especially among House Democrats.
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Goldberg: How did so many Democrats miss Biden’s infirmity?
HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington Democrats need to own up to the cover-up now while there’s time to earn back voters’ confidence. Goldberg: How did so many Democrats miss Biden’s infirmity? Wire Service
CNN's Phillip: Hur 'Kind of Undersold' Biden's Decline, Dems Attacked Media for Raising Biden's Age
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” host Abby Phillip reacted to audio of then-President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur by stating that Hur gave warnings about Biden’s mental acuity but “kind of undersold this.” And Democrats should take The post CNN’s Phillip: Hur ‘Kind of Undersold’ Biden’s Decline, Dems Attacked Media for Raising Biden’s Age appeared first on Breitbart.
Goldberg: How did so many elected Democrats miss Biden’s infirmity?
In 2022, after I wrote a column arguing that Joe Biden was too old to run for reelection, I had a bunch of conversations and at least one cable TV debate with Democrats who thought I was wrong. I don’t remember there being much difference between what these Democrats said publicly and privately; I certainly wasn’t hearing off-the-record whispers about Biden’s decline. Instead, officials and pundits I spoke to seemed convinced that it would be cr…
Liberal columnist says that denying 'Biden's infirmity' was sign of Democrats' 'original sin' in 2024 campaign
New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg responded to former President Biden's inner circle covering up his decline and argued the Democratic Party committed the "original sin."
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