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Given President Biden's age and frailty, when would be the best time for him to drop out of the 2024 campaign to give his party the best chance of retaining the White House? It's a question few Democrats are asking publicly, though most are pondering it behind closed doors, says GOP campaign consultant Douglas MacKinnon. |
The answer may be, the sooner the better. MacKinnon believes as much time as possible will be needed for Democrats to settle on an alternative. Biden has given no indication that he'll drop out, but such a move would not be without precedent. "On March 31, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson went on national television to make two shocking announcements. The first was that he was halting the U.S. bombing of North Vietnam. The second was that he would not seek his party's nomination for president." Many Democrats back then wondered whether LBJ waited too long to drop out. "One reason for that question was a lack of confidence in then–Vice President Hubert Humphrey to retain the White House should he become the Democratic nominee. That concern was of course realized when Humphrey became the nominee and got crushed in the general election by Republican Richard Nixon." At a time when few Democrats have confidence in the current vice president, Kamala Harris, is history poised to repeat itself? Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Tuesday, July 11. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. |
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By Mick Mulvaney, former U.S. representative (R-S.C.) |
When they are talking about the possibility of replacing Biden at the editor's desk at reliable left-leaning media outlets, you can bank on the fact that they are talking about it at cocktail parties in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. And if they are talking about it at power gatherings of the donor class, they are talking about it in the backrooms of the Democratic National Committee. |
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By Lukasz Kamienski, author of "Shooting Up: A Short history of Drugs and War" |
It is important to keep in mind that there is nothing unprecedented about intoxicants helping Russian troops. Throughout history, commanders often overlooked drug use among troops as long as it did not undermine combat effectiveness and morale. And that is precisely the point: The pervasive and growing substance abuse within the Russian army adds to its generally poor condition and lack of spirit de corps. | | |
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By Keith Naughton, political campaign consultant |
Trump is just a shadow of what Nixon was as a president and a politician, but the damage he is causing Republicans and conservatives is exponentially greater than anything Nixon ever did. |
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By Avraham Shama, professor emeritus at the University of New Mexico |
While it is impossible to predict how these rulers will fall, the tide has clearly turned. Some may be removed by force, others by voters and some may be forbidden to run for reelection for many years, as was the case of former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil. |
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