President Joe Biden does not want to save democracy — he wants to save himself. That’s why he started his 2024 reelection run where most campaigns end: with rhetorical high hyperbole uttered when none but the party faithful are listening. In so starting, Biden and the Democrats have shown where they will go to win: anywhere, everywhere, and all points in between.
On Friday, Biden started his election year with a speech following a visit to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In case you missed the date’s proximity to the three-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Biden bludgeoned the point home. “Whether democracy is still America’s sacred cause is the most urgent question of our time, and it’s what the 2024 election is all about. … Our campaign is about preserving and strengthening our American democracy,” he said.
