Biden quite clearly is not happy about being forced aside. A soft coup would be a fair description. The entire power structure of the Democratic party was turned on him. I don't think he has any love for Harris either which is why he kept her on the shelf his whole presidency.
See two of our most brilliant posters are not only posting the same load of crap, but relying on Posobiec's usual level of acumen to support their position... Let's for a second adopt the blind squirrel/nutl theory and suppose JP is right about Biden disliking Harris...
The fact remains that even if Biden somehow resents Harris over being "forced out", he chose of his own volition to ENDORSE her. Even though that was not necessary and some of the people who "pushed" him out likely would have preferred, (due to their own political aspirations), an open convention, that is not the path Biden chose.
Instead Biden chose to put the woman he supposedly "despises" into the catbird seat in 2028 to secure a 2nd term based on her benefits of incumbency of being both a VP and a POTUS. Now I know in the midst of a slimeball like Trump and his unwillingness to do what is best for both his country and party that degree of service is unfathomable, esp to Trumpers...
But Biden has an understanding of historythat Trump's 5th grade level brain can't comprehend. He is aware of the 13 keys and the role incumbency plays in the success/failure of the WH party. By withdrawing from the race Biden eliminated the incumbency benefit for the Dems.
But he definitely didn't want to see the Dems compound that error (and lose a 2nd key) by engaging in a contemptuous convention brawl, say like 1968 or 2016. So if he does hate Harris he hates Trump more (like many of us do) so he still took the course of action that would limit the damage from his withdrawl...
The reality is that an open seat with no incumbency compounded by a contested primary has been the death knell for the WH party in every election since 1900.Not a single WH party (Dem or GOP) has been able to retain the WH with that dynamic in place.
Clinton came close to bucking that trend in 2016 by winning the popular vote. But ultimately the bitter primay battle between her and Bernie and her own lack of popularity left the party fractured and millions of Bernie supporters in key swing states either staying home or voting for 3rd party candidates. And as a tragic result we got Trump.
The reality is that had Biden been the nominee in 2016, he would have won with Obama's blessing and a united party. My own theory is that deep down Biden knows and accepts this and it is a huge part of his abhorrence of Trump. Deep down he blames himself for not running (for personal reasons) and Trump being thrust upon us.
I believe that he was resolved not to make the same mistake twice (of allowing the party to be fractured). And he knew that was exactly what an "open" convention would bring. He probably didn't anticipate how quickly KH would turn the race on it's ear, even before the convention and put herself in position to win pretty handily. But if he does "detest" her he showed a level of service to the country someone like Trump is utterly incapable of...
