Friday, July 12, 2024

How Biden’s Stumbles Collided With a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory

(The masters of the universe are not as unipolar as some would have us believe. I have no doubt that there is a faction (maybe one including Obama at this point) that would like to see Biden replaced at the top of the ticket and if you understand that he has been showing signs of decreasing capacities for sometime, then you can certainly figure they have been thinking about doing this for a while. However, the debate was held early because there are no other candidates in the race and that has not happened in a long while. If they all wanted him out, he'd be out. Presidents don't rule. They front. That's their job. They are there by the grace of the masters. So someone wants to keep things as they are for another 4 years. Just not all of em. Once again there is a battle in the heavens and we poor mortals are limited to spectator roles. Is that how the Founding Fathers envisioned our Great Experiment? I don't think so.)

from the NYT

For years, far-right commentators have floated a conspiracy theory that Democratic Party elites were secretly plotting to replace President Biden on the ticket — a switcheroo that could give the party an advantage in November.

Suddenly, Mr. Biden being replaced by another Democrat as the party’s presidential nominee seems like a distinct possibility.

There is no evidence that the chaotic events following June’s debate were planned or that Mr. Biden’s halting performance was intentional. But the crisis over his candidacy has right-wing influencers heralding the moment as a conspiracy theory turned true.

“It was their final opportunity to toss the old man to one side, as I’ve been saying for the entire last year and a half,” said Vivek Ramaswamy, the former Republican presidential candidate, in a podcast interview after the debate.

“What they described as a conspiracy theory last year has become a reality today,” he added...

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