—
In a candid moment that reflects the chaos enveloping the Democratic Party, Mike Donilon, a former top advisor to Joe Biden, declared during a discussion at Harvard University that the Democratic Party “lost its mind” after Biden’s disastrous debate performance last summer.
ButI’msurethatdoesn’tmeanwhatyouthinkitmeans.HewasactuallychastisinghispartyforabandoningBiden.
“Lotsofpeoplehaveterribledebates,”heinsisted.“Usually,thepartydoesn’tloseitsmind,butthat’swhathappenedhere.Itmelteddown.”
It’sastonishingtowitnessthislevelofdisconnectwithintheDemocraticestablishment,giventheevidencethatBiden’sdebateperformancewasn’tsimplyaroughpatchbutratherapivotalturningpointinpresidentialpolitics.
TheNewYorkPosthas more:
Donilon,whohasknownBidenformorethanfourdecades,describedtheDemocraticParty’sreactionas“insane.”
“Ithinkthepartylostitsmind,”hesaid.“Ifyouaskpeopleaboutthisperiodoftime,they’lltellyouBidenwaslosingthepolls,hewasgoingtolose.…Theyweresayingthisinamargin-of-errorrace
