As I've said before, I will vote for whoever ends up on the ballot with a (D) after their name in order to remove the orange shit stain from office, but at this point in the game, I'm really not feeling Joe Biden. Initially a fan, when it was the "Barack and Joe Show," I'm just not liking a lot of what I'm hearing, especially considering the incredible field of contenders. The way he was so easily riled during last week's debate has left me doubting his viability even more—despite his poll numbers. And frankly, as an old white guy, I'm fucking tired of old white guys running the country. It's time for the lot of them to step aside and let new blood take over.
That being said, if he receives the nomination I will vote for him, but I'd much rather see Warren or Harris or Buttigieg sitting behind that desk.
This seems to perfectly sum up a lot of what I'm feeling:
Despite Biden's swelling poll numbers with black voters, we don't have to trust him. In fact, the former vice president should do the honorable thing after that disgrace of a debate and remove himself from contention for the nomination. Yes, even with him leading most polls. It isn't about him winning. It's about the party winning, then having a successful presidency undoing Trump's racist policies.
Democrats will need an antiracist candidate to defeat Trump because Trump is a white nationalist with white-nationlist policies. Good poll numbers with the black electorate do not make one antiracist. A moderate, milquetoast criminal-justice plan that largely seeks to repair some of the damage he did with the 1994 crime bill does not make one antiracist. Biden not only isn't picking up what it means to fit the definition, but his debate remarks provide evidence that he is actively rejecting it. As such, he should leave the race to contenders who have the party's most loyal constituency, black voters, in mind.