Joe Biden and the Democratic Party

[everyonematters]

Last edited Tue May 27, 2025, 07:10 AM - Edit history (1)

First, let me state that Joe Biden is a good person. In a lot of ways, he did a good job with the cards he was dealt.

When Barack Obama left office in 2017, he helped a lot of people obtain affordable health care by passing the ACA, but because of past economic policies, a substantial number of members of our society were still struggling. Biden made some gains in this regard, but for the most part people are still struggling. I would like to think that the major goal of our party is helping these people. Trump's policies aren't going to help anybody.

I remember the 1980 election where Jimmy Carter and the Democrats lost devastatingly. Carter was one of the most snake-bitten presidents in our history with instances that were completely out of his control effecting his approval ratings, such as the hostage crisis. When Carter left office, he accepted the will of the people and moved on. So did the Democratic Party. We all know what Jimmy did with the rest of his life. He is one of the most popular ex-presidents in our history. Eventually the party recovered and won the White House in 1992.

If the goal of the Democratic Party is to help improve people lives, the way to accomplishing that is winning elections. Currently we have a situation with the recent ex-president who will not accept the circumstances for the fact that he was not allowed to run for a second term. This is unfortunate for the country and the party. The voters are holding the party as a whole responsible for what they see as a cover-up of the fact that Joe was not up to the job. It may not be true. It may not be his fault, but that is the reality. The party needs to move on, but our own politicians are reluctant to express themselves in the way that is needed because they fear a backlash from the base of the party which is us. If we don't move on and start relating better with the rest of society, we risk losing our ability to win elections and help people.