Where Is the Trump Panic?The right-wing elites who promised to save America in 2017 are MIA. Plus: The Tao of Coach Prime.
Hi, y’all—Tim here, sitting in for JVL. It was heartwarming to meet so many of you in Austin over the weekend, we have cultivated such a thoughtful, kind, interesting community. So let’s roll it back in New Orleans next month. October 25th. French Quarter. Purple Drink. Mark your calendars. Ticketing info to come soon. Bulwark+ members will get the first crack at tickets. On to the newsletter . . . 1. Where Is the Trump Panic?For weeks now everyone except Nate Silver has been inundated with columns from (and news stories featuring) Democrats who are concerned about how Joe Biden will hold up in a general election, given his age. James Carville and Bill Kristol are alarmed. David Ignatius wants Biden to step aside. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) is thinking about challenging the president himself, if nobody else will step up. The Washington Post editorial page is basically a Socratic seminar on this topic. Former Crooked Media editor Brian Beutler launched a new media venture with a New York Times column yesterday pegged to the problems with being silent in the face of the risks of Biden’s old age. Others have raised the idiotic quadrennial idea that maybe the incumbent’s flaws would be papered over if he’d just replace his vice president. And yes even The Bulwark Podcast has been known to raise this concern . . . we hear that you might have noticed. While I don’t agree with every statement in every panicked plea about the Biden re-elect, I’m sympathetic to the motives of those issuing these warnings. Here’s why. The recent run on Biden age stories is predicated on two fundamental realities: ... Join The Bulwark to read the rest.Become a paying member of The Bulwark to get access to this post and other subscriber-only content. A subscription gets you:
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Where Is the Trump Panic?
September 26, 2023
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