Goodwin: It’s time for Joe Biden to drop out of the race
By Michael Goodwin
September 15, 2019 | 8:49am | Updated
Asked recently why he was running for president, Joe Biden insisted to a reporter that burning ambition was not the reason.
“Could I die happily not having heard ‘Hail to the Chief’ play for me?†Biden asked, then answered his own question by saying, “Yeah, I could.â€
That’s good to know because it will make the next step easier. It’s the step where Biden announces he’s withdrawing from the race.
Yes, yes, I’m aware that he’s the front-runner for the Democrats’ nomination and that front-runners never exit voluntarily. But I’m also aware that Biden knows something else, too: that growing concerns about his mental and physical capacity are legitimate.
He also must know that he and his team are not fooling anyone with claims that all is well. His rivals, initially reticent to go there, are now willing to raise the fitness issue.
Sometimes they don’t have to raise it because the whole world can see that Biden is slipping. As such, his age, 76, and history of serious medical issues are fair game.
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