Left-Wing New Republic Calls on Biden to Step Down for ‘Sake of Planet’ — Warns of ‘Crisis of Potentially Untold Magnitude’Joshua Klein 4 Jul 2024
President Joe Biden must step down from office “for the sake of the planet,” according to a recent New Republic piece highlighting the “rambling octogenarian’s” debate struggles, questioning Democratic leadership before the November election while warning of a “crisis of potentially untold magnitude” as a result of Democrats continuing to “burn through their credibility” by “telling voters to ignore the obvious.”
The Wednesday essay, titled “Yes, Biden Should Step Down—for the Sake of the Planet” and penned by columnist Kate Aronoff, begins by arguing that climate and energy policy “barely came up” during the disastrous Thursday presidential debate, overshadowed by Biden’s difficulties in articulating coherent responses to Trump’s aggressive rhetoric.
“Throughout the night, Biden struggled to string together coherent sentences to counter Trump’s lies and bluster,” she writes. “The humiliating spectacle kicked off a panic among Democratic Party elites about whether a visibly diminished Biden can beat Trump in November.”
According to the essay, some party members feel they were “misled” about the extent of Biden’s decline, alleging that his inner circle may have hidden evidence of his deteriorating condition.
“With the time for straightforward solutions having passed, it might simply be too late to ward off a looming crisis of potentially untold magnitude,” Aronoff argues. “While some are proposing radical fixes, none offer the certainty of avoiding horrific outcomes.”
The piece draws a parallel between the current crisis and the “familiar” narrative in climate politics, where warnings are often ignored until it’s nearly too late.
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