Ezra Klein makes some really good points about Joe Biden running in 2024.
- Biden is old and that manifests most clearly in the worsening of his speech impediment, a problem that is magnified among reporters who love words and speechs.
- Biden is old and that gives him a perspective and restraint that he himself lacked in earlier days.
- Biden is old in a party that is young and that allows him to bridge the gap between the old constituencies of the party and the new.
- Biden has been very successful. While it would be ridiculous to say that Biden has solved the myriad problems bequeathed him by Trump and even Obama and Bush, he has made remarkable progress across a broad spectrum of policy areas. Ukraine, infrastructure, China, climate change: it's a strong record.
As Klein concludes, he notes that Biden is at the mercy of two things largely beyond his control. Age related decline and inflation. He could have a heart attack tomorrow. Inflation could continue to roil the economic outlook of the country. I think both are unlikely but not impossible.
Biden is...kinda boring.
How refreshing is that?
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