I think that if Joe Biden does assume office, there’s about a 40%
chance he’ll resign almost immediately due to his son’s connections to
China (his brother is now also reportedly a target of the investigation,
by the way).
He would say something like, “I have done nothing wrong, but at this time, I can’t in good conscience oversee a Justice Department that is investigating members of my family. I have no doubt that Hunter and my other family members will be cleared of these charges, but right now, our nation needs to come together, and I believe that these allegations against my son could inhibit the healing process that our nation needs right now. That’s why I am stepping down, and turning over the reins to the totally capable and brilliant hands Our First Woman President, Kamala Harris.”
This would be viewed as a big win by the Republicans, and would in theory bring a lot of them back to the table of the democracy system. They would feel vindicated, after they were screaming about “Beijing Joe” during the election and the media shut them down. It would also allow them to feel like they’re doing the reverse thing that Democrats did to Donald Trump with the Russia hoax.
The idea is easy to understand from Biden’s perspective. The promise of a single term could, in theory, encourage some Democrats who would prefer a female, minority, and/or younger candidate to back him as the most electable choice against Trump, safe in the knowledge that he would soon be followed by a more compelling president and a more diverse administration.
This makes sense if one understands the central project of the Joe Biden campaign to be making Joe Biden the president or, more charitably, denying Donald Trump a second term. This has been the clear focus of Biden’s bid from the beginning—defeating Trump is the objective he talks the most about and a major reason why so many Democrats, terrified by the possibility of Trump’s reelection, have chosen to back him despite a wide-open field of alternatives and the controversies that have beset his candidacy. It’s never noted by the press that Biden, on a promise-to-accomplishment basis, would be one of the most efficient presidents in American history. The very act of winning would fulfill the most solemn vow he has made to the American people.
This makes sense if one understands the central project of the Joe Biden campaign to be making Joe Biden the president or, more charitably, denying Donald Trump a second term. This has been the clear focus of Biden’s bid from the beginning—defeating Trump is the objective he talks the most about and a major reason why so many Democrats, terrified by the possibility of Trump’s reelection, have chosen to back him despite a wide-open field of alternatives and the controversies that have beset his candidacy. It’s never noted by the press that Biden, on a promise-to-accomplishment basis, would be one of the most efficient presidents in American history. The very act of winning would fulfill the most solemn vow he has made to the American people.
In these circumstances, the choice is between compromise and gridlock. And because the parties are so ideologically divided, compromise is unpopular with the bases of both parties and gridlock has become the order of the day.
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