Will Biden run for President again? Should he?

royboy · Apr 22, 2023

He may be announcing his plans soon.

The Wall Street Journal has a strong opinion:

The Wall Street Journal editorial board pulled no punches in their response to reports that President Joe Biden will announce his bid for reelection next week: He should not run.

The editors write that electing a man who is in “obvious decline” would be “an historic mistake” and a “risky act that borders on selfish.”

They rightly note:

[P]eople age at different rates, but the risk of an accelerated decline for Mr. Biden is considerable.”
It’s impossible to know Mr. Biden’s real physical and mental state because the White House goes to great lengths to hide it. But his decline is clear to anyone who isn’t willfully blind. He rarely holds a press conference, and his words are as scripted as possible to avoid embarrassing stumbles that he nonetheless continues to make.
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But the best reason not to run is for the patriotic good of the country. The world is growing more dangerous by the week, and the U.S. faces more formidable adversaries than any time since the height of the Cold War. It will take more than a figurehead President to confront and counter them.