New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is pulling no punches in her latest article, calling the Democratic Party’s decision to replace President Joe Biden a “coup” orchestrated by top party leaders. Dowd argues that while the party’s pivot to Vice President Kamala Harris as the 2024 nominee is being celebrated by some, it was executed through backroom deals and calculated political maneuvering.
According to Dowd, influential Democrats like Nancy Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries, and Barack Obama were instrumental in pushing Biden out, despite publicly supporting him. Dowd highlights how these same figures ceremoniously praised Biden even as they conspired to replace him. “Democrat after Democrat who had been close to Biden before conspiring to push him out had to confess to cable anchors that they had not been able to talk to the president,” she writes, describing Biden’s increasing isolation as the party turned against him.
Dowd also delves into the complex dynamics between Biden and Obama, noting that Biden harbored resentment for being sidelined once before in favor of Hillary Clinton. This time, Dowd argues, Biden was once again pushed aside by the very figures who once helped elevate him.
Despite acknowledging that the decision may have been strategically sound to avoid a catastrophic loss in 2024, Dowd criticizes the party’s hypocrisy in dressing up the power play as a smooth transition. Her column serves as a stark reminder that loyalty is often secondary to political expediency, even for a sitting president.
