Does Joe Biden Read The Opinion Pages Of The Washington Post? There Was A Message For Him
When a columnist with the experience, wisdom, and clout of David Ignatius says it’s time to go, then it’s time to put 2024 aside and retire to Rehoboth Beach.
I missed this column by David Ignatius of The Washington Post until hearing about it this morning from Peter Baker of The New York Times during his appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Here is a screen shot. And this is a link so you can read the column for yourself.
Ignatius writes:
… I don’t think Biden and Vice President Harris should run for reelection. It’s painful to say that, given my admiration for much of what they have accomplished. But if he and Harris campaign together in 2024, I think Biden risks undoing his greatest achievement — which was stopping Trump.
Biden wrote his political testament in his inaugural address: “When our days are through, our children and our children’s children will say of us: They gave their best, they did their duty, they healed a broken land.” Mr. President, maybe this is that moment when duty has been served.
Ignatius also dismisses Kamala Harris as a successor to Biden. While he makes no recommendations for the presidency, he suggests Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo for the vice presidency. Those women are also on my mind for higher office.
Ignatius also notes that dropping Harris could alienate — his word — black women, who are an important Democratic constituency.