From the fact that the Democrats ran with Biden and then had to force him out in this amateurish manner, we can only conclude that the desperation must be enormous.
An important detail to consider is the fact that they did not have to put Biden in that debate with Trump. Never has a debate been held before either party candidate is nominated. The Dems wanted the early debate so that they could expose Biden and replace him. He was never going to be the nominee in 2024. The Dems only used him to stand the primary, so that no other legitimate challengers could win. The Dems used the excuse that the incumbent is the automatic pick and they felt justified in breaking their own primary rules to exclude Kennedy and anyone else. Kamala would never have survived a primary; she was the first to drop in 2020 due to extremely low polling.
An important detail to consider is the fact that they did not have to put Biden in that debate with Trump. Never has a debate been held before either party candidate is nominated. The Dems wanted the early debate so that they could expose Biden and replace him. He was never going to be the nominee in 2024. The Dems only used him to stand the primary, so that no other legitimate challengers could win. The Dems used the excuse that the incumbent is the automatic pick and they felt justified in breaking their own primary rules to exclude Kennedy and anyone else. Kamala would never have survived a primary; she was the first to drop in 2020 due to extremely low polling.