Timing helped Biden tremendously. Imagine the debate had been in February and it was March right now. The idiom of not changing horses mid-stream - wouldn't exactly be true. There'd be enough time. Biden would be under a microscope and if his interview went badly tomorrow - he'd be toast. Also this week the rumors and whispering would have been far worse to replace him. And I think Kalama would be his replacement. Anything else would be rightfully seen as racist and misogynistic.

Why?

Not only is it very late in the game - today is the Fourth of July. Boldface name libs had nothing to gain by asking directly for his ouster the last few days or today. It's dumb but American exceptionalism crap demands obedience to symbolism. If Biden's interview is bad - the weekend might be just far enough away from the "sacred" day that the dem ouster machine starts going in earnest.

If Biden's interview is very good - it might be enough that the MSNBC talking heads (etc) start using the "don't change horses mid-stream" as they "look, replacing him would be chaos..." and they pretend Tired Old Joe with his rancid Delaware clam chowder brainpan isn't at high risk of implosion and massive electrical collapse.

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Edit

Ageism is hiring a 25 year old instead of a better qualified 55 year old. It's not "ageism" to say that an 81 year old or a 78 year old might not be able to handle the world's most demanding job.

https://subium.com/profile/mtsw.bsky.social/post/3kwi62odo7c2q

That guy is kind of a bigwig on lib Bluesky. I'm almost shocked that he said it. I thought he was a firmly a "don't change horses because it's too late" guy. But Biden has lost him.