Published on July 21, 2024, 1:02 am

Joe Biden’s tenure in Washington, D.C., spans more than half a century. Despite this vast experience of national politics, observers are questioning whether his entry into presidency was best for the Democratic party. Through his previous campaigns and actions, he posed important questions about his suitability as a presidential candidate. However, due to circumstances and luck, he became the Democratic choice after two prior unsuccessful attempts.

Biden became Barack Obama’s running mate in 2008 and eventually entered the White House as Vice President. In that period until 2016, an unusual shift appeared within the Democratic party due to Obama’s focus on personal ambition over the welfare of the party. Lack of cooperation with Democrats led to failure in building majorities and ultimately resulted in rankling Americans who vehemently disagreed with Obama’s policies.

Democrats lost hundreds of positions across all levels of American politics during Obama’s tenure – a prime burden that a ruling party generally bears. This loss was higher during Obama’s term than any other president faced before him; from Democrats shrinking from 60 Senators to 46, and house representatives dwindling from 257 to just 188 under his administration. Democratic governors reduced by nine and Democrats currently holding fewer elected offices nationally since the days of the 1920s.

Particularly detrimental were Obama’s policies towards Rust Belt jobs, which directly impacted blue-collar middle class livelihoods causing great disillusionment amongst them towards their current leadership.

That was how Donald Trump emerged as a favored candidate against Hillary Clinton, whom Biden had been persuaded by Obama not too run against in favor of endorsing her candidacy.

Since Trump’s victory in 2016, Democrats have rebuilt their presence from scratch both at state and local levels before daring to aspire for presidency again— an endeavor which yielded fruits only in 2020 courtesy Covid-19 pandemic upending usual campaigning strategies working unfathomably well for Joe Biden finally pushing him into Presidency— while still being replaced by his own party due to some undisclosed underlying issues later.

All this is traced back to Barack Obama whose focus on academia-based policy ideas and urban progressive ideology led to an apparent disdain towards the rust belt comprising primarily of blue-collar workers. This explicit neglect cost Democrats their political foothold from 2008-2016, forcing them to struggle for survival by trying to sway such neglected voters.

Potential replacements for Biden are speculated into two categories; one includes names like Kamala Harris seen as out-of-touch with blue-collar realities, and another attempting to bring closer the midwesterners yet currently governing volatile states— both offering slim chances for Democrats given their history under Obama’s leadership.

The overall scenario illuminates a broader issue that goes beyond Joe Biden’s presidency, but also damningly reflective of how the Democratic Party has lost significant traction from its core supporters over the years – with resounding implications for their trusted news and real news on political strategies, especially concerning Christian worldview across America. New strategies may have to be deployed as they attempt recovery from a grim reality which finds itself trailing the Republicans who seem more in sync with these vital demographics.