http://www.nationalreview.com/node/424055/print Is Joe Biden Really the Answer to Democrats’ Problems?
By Jonah Goldberg — September 16, 2015
The wheels haven’t come off Hillary Rodham Clinton’s bus quite yet, but they’re getting wobblier. Hence the Joe Biden boomlet. As a columnist, never mind as a conservative, I think it’s a fantastic idea. (A Biden vs. Trump debate would cause a national popcorn shortage.) But is Biden really the answer to the Democrats’ problem?
That depends.
As with any malady, the right treatment hinges on the correct diagnosis. You don’t recommend better diet and exercise for a shark bite. Biden is a treatment for one symptom, not the whole disease.
The latest ABC/Washington Post poll numbers underscore the continuing crisis. Only 39 percent of voters find Clinton honest and trustworthy; 56 percent don’t. Asked whether Clinton understands the problems faced by “people like you,” only 46 percent said yes.
Some Democrats believe the secret-e-mail-server story is driving everything, and if she can just get that behind her, all will be well. But more people are starting to recognize that the email story is a symptom of Clinton’s bigger problems. If she had the political skills or charisma to explain her way out of this mess, she would have done so already. She doesn’t and she hasn’t.
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