With one hundred and twenty-seven nights remaining until the U.S. elections, this time seems long due to potential surprises. This week's debate evening was not entirely surprising, except that it may have extinguished Joe Biden's chances. Unless an internal coup is arranged within the Democratic Party to dispose of him, Donald Trump is likely to defeat him in the elections at the end of this year. In the race for the White House, there are over a thousand candidates so far, the most important being Biden and Trump.
It is said in the U.S. election system that every citizen can dream, compete, and become the president of the strongest country in the world. Theoretically, this is true; anyone can register to run for president. However, in practical reality, for someone other than one of the candidates from the Republican or Democratic parties to win is one of three impossibilities, as the Arabs say: "... the ghoul, the phoenix, and the true friend." To win, it's not enough to gather votes, and the numerical winner does not simply win; they also must secure the largest number of elected representatives from each state. The evidence of the impossibility of ruling America from outside the system is that in the last century and this one, no non-Democratic or Republican candidate has won, despite the multitude of candidates.
Today, the Democrats are in a quandary because their horse, Biden, appears to be losing. Can the party change him and rectify the situation, especially since Biden refuses to concede? The party rules make the idea of a coup against the candidate nearly impossible and were designed to prevent schisms and conspiracies. However, it's not entirely impossible. Biden has won nearly all party representatives from across America, and they are committed to voting for him at the upcoming party convention in August. If Biden refuses to concede, it's likely that an alternative candidate will be raised at the party's second convention, a long and complex process that will spark a battle behind the scenes until Biden is removed.
There are three candidates that the party leaders have already eyed for the 2028 election, all of whom are also a decade and a half younger than Trump. Did the debate finish Biden off? "Time" magazine reports that party leaders are convinced he was knocked out. However, Biden's supporters rushed to patch the situation, with Vice President Kamala Harris intensifying her messages after the debate, trying to avert any coup from party activists to remove Biden, and possibly herself as well. His team claimed to reporters that everything is fine, and it's just another night among the hundreds left, with Biden remaining for another four years.
To reassure his supporters that he is okay, they sent Biden directly after the debate to the Hyatt Regency for 45 minutes, allowing attendees to take selfies with him. At midnight, they took him to a Waffle House on their way to the airport. That same night, despite the defeat, they ensured he stuck to his schedule and took him to Raleigh, North Carolina, where the presidential plane landed at two in the morning, so he could lead a campaign rally in the morning!
However, the situation is bad enough that Barack Obama whispered to his allies to step back and dispose of Biden, saying, "The debate was bad; I know that." Disposing of the party leader is a difficult process and may require a coup orchestrated by Democratic leaders. The question is, why did they throw the weak Biden into the debate against the towering Trump? Was there no way to avoid the debate? And if there had to be one, why did he appear so weak in contrast to his later appearance in Raleigh?
Certainly, there is infighting within the camp, so was the debate a "conspiracy" to expose him and get rid of him and his allies with vested interests? In any case, the only winner from Biden's continuation is one person, Trump. "Time" magazine states that Biden had everything he needed to prepare for the debate, but his capabilities let him down. To prepare him, he was transferred to the presidential retreat, Camp David, in the Maryland mountains for a full six days, and underwent full rehearsal for the debate for two days in a hangar and cinema theater. Even so, it was clear he was forgetful and very fatigued.
The election saga reflects the deeply divided political situation in the United States, and the presence of both Biden and Trump undoubtedly has increased the country's divisions. Even the Republican Party is not satisfied with Trump; it fears him, needs him, and is forced to support him.
