{"id":1584656,"date":"2022-08-02T10:21:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1584656"},"modified":"2022-08-02T10:25:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:25:19","slug":"andrew-stein-why-this-democrat-thinks-biden-must-resign-before-the-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-stein-why-this-democrat-thinks-biden-must-resign-before-the-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Stein: Why This Democrat Thinks Biden Must Resign \u2014 Before the Midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fandrew-stein-why-this-democrat-thinks-biden-must-resign-before-the-midterms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1584656&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>On March 9, 2020, Joe Biden \u2014 then the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee \u2014 described himself as \u201ca bridge\u201d to a new generation of Democratic leaders who are \u201cthe future of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As we approach the halfway point in President Biden\u2019s first term, it\u2019s clear the time has come for him to embrace his place in history as a transitional president and resign gracefully.<\/p>\n<p>Biden faces <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/29\/biden-polls-lower-than-any-modern-president-gallup-finds\/\">record-low approval ratings<\/a>, an impending red-wave midterm election, renewed concerns about his physical health and cognitive fitness, a failed domestic agenda with no path forward and glaring foreign-policy mistakes. If Republicans capture Congress, he\u2019ll also face questions he can\u2019t answer on his involvement in his son Hunter\u2019s lucrative foreign business.<\/p>\n<p>As a loyal Democrat, I don\u2019t intend to criticize the character or integrity of Biden \u2014 for whom I voted on 2012\u2019s ticket \u2014 and I recognize his presidency has had a few successes. His administration deserves credit for the rapid distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, which helped pull the country out of the pandemic\u2019s worst days. Biden also signed two bipartisan reforms into law: a significant investment in America\u2019s infrastructure and an unprecedented gun-safety bill.<\/p>\n<p>But Biden hasn\u2019t done what he was elected to do: heal America after years of polarization and division. That healing process failed in large measure because of his team\u2019s inability to pursue an inclusive agenda.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/biden-covid-positive-feeling-well-005.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Sunday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/ @POTUS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden\u2019s put the Democratic Party on track for a disastrous midterm election. He is widely blamed \u2014 and is in fact largely responsible \u2014 for the rampant spurt in inflation, which stands at 9.1% overall and 11.3% in wholesale prices, despite his efforts to fingers others such as Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a reason Democrats avoid the subject of Biden on the campaign trail \u2014 he\u2019s a drag on their electoral chances. Biden\u2019s approval rating just reached <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/21\/joe-bidens-approval-rating-drops-to-new-low-to-31\/\">a record-low<\/a> 31%. Nearly two-thirds of Democrats (64%) would prefer he not seek reelection in 2024.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>The president\u2019s precipitous loss of support \u2014 even within his own party \u2014 has been driven in large part by voters\u2019 concerns about his age and clear cognitive decline. A majority (53%) of Americans already had doubts about his physical fitness for office before his <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/31\/biden-tested-positive-for-covid-again-sunday-after-getting-rebound-case\/\">COVID-19 infection at age 79 renewed worries<\/a> and yet another verbal gaffe \u2014 suggesting he has cancer \u2014 sent his communications team into damage control once again.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond his physical and mental fitness, Biden\u2019s proven throughout his tenure that he\u2019s unable to effectively lead his party and country, both at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s signature piece of legislation \u2014 his Build Back Better plan \u2014 will go down in history as a fiasco. Biden remained singularly focused on advancing this so-called transformational bill last year, often while ignoring the larger political forces at play vis-\u00e0-vis rising inflation, surging crime, the southern-border crisis and frustrations about COVID-19 mandates.<\/p>\n<p>And since Build Back Better\u2019s failure, the Biden administration \u2014 and national Democrats \u2014 has yet to propose a new agenda for the country that is anything more than a knee-jerk reaction to the right\u2019s extreme positions on social issues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Biden-5-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Biden-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"Joe biden falling off bike\" class=\"wp-image-23277435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Biden-5-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Biden-5-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Biden-5-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Biden-5-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Many Americans are concerned about Biden\u2019s physical health, especially after he fell off his bike and contracted COVID.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Manuel Balce Ceneta<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden\u2019s also been an inadequate commander in chief. Last August, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/07\/us-revokes-afghanistans-major-ally-status-after-taliban-takeover\/\">he oversaw US troops\u2019 withdrawal from Afghanistan<\/a>, which was, simply put, an unmitigated disaster. That embarrassment led America\u2019s allies to question our word, further destabilized the Middle East, gave Putin the reassurance he needed to invade Ukraine and jeopardized Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Biden\u2019s recent Middle East trip underscored his inability to project American leadership internationally. He failed to pressure Tehran to slow its nuclear program and secure allies to counter Russia\u2019s and China\u2019s influence in the region. Though Biden acted eerily cordial with the Saudi crown prince, he couldn\u2019t persuade the Saudis to increase their oil production.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has clearly lost his ability to govern \u2014 just as United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson did. The time has come for Biden to follow Johnson\u2019s lead and step aside.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Biden-The-Former-Guy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Biden-The-Former-Guy.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Biden\" class=\"wp-image-23277461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Biden-The-Former-Guy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Biden-The-Former-Guy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Biden-The-Former-Guy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Biden-The-Former-Guy.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The President\u2019s approval ratings continue to sink.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Susan Walsh<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the revelations about <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/27\/hunter-biden-scandal-may-lead-right-back-to-joe\/\">Hunter Biden\u2019s contacts with<\/a> his vice-president father giving the lie to Joe\u2019s claims he never discussed Hunter\u2019s business, it\u2019s virtually certain there\u2019ll be congressional investigations should Republicans win one or more chambers in November \u2014 making it even more difficult for the president to govern effectively.<\/p>\n<p>For his party and his country, President Biden should step down before the midterms and give Vice President Kamala Harris a chance to lead.<\/p>\n<p>While Harris unquestionably has political vulnerabilities of her own, Biden passing the torch would provide a much-needed shot in the arm for the Democratic Party \u2014 which claims to represent Americans of all classes and creeds yet still has three old, white leaders at the helm: Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220704_zaa_s152_060.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220704_zaa_s152_060.jpg\" alt=\"Joe biden and hunter biden\" class=\"wp-image-23277491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220704_zaa_s152_060.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220704_zaa_s152_060.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220704_zaa_s152_060.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220704_zaa_s152_060.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Joe Biden denies knowing about his son\u2019s international business deals, but evidence proves otherwise.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a young person of color \u2014 who would be the first female commander-in-chief \u2014 a President Harris could help shore up enthusiasm among the Democratic base and bolster the party\u2019s midterm chances, especially given the energy surrounding women\u2019s rights following the Supreme Court\u2019s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. And elevating Harris now would have the added benefit of allowing party leaders and activists to assess whether she\u2019s a viable option as the 2024 nominee.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden has served America admirably for nearly six decades. Now, as his final act of service to his party and to his country, he should gracefully resign and help usher in a new generation of Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<p><em>Andrew Stein is a former Democratic New York City Council president.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 9, 2020, Joe Biden \u2014 then the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee \u2014 described himself as \u201ca bridge\u201d to a new generation of Democratic leaders who are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1584772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1584656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1584656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1584656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1584656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1584772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1584656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1584656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1584656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}