> Why didn't Biden do something immediately

You quoted:

> Why did Biden do something immediately...?

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To the issue at hand:

> the Democratic Party's core constituency wanted to get out of power, and stay out. That's far less work, and doesn't require them to venture out of their own little well-to-do ideological bubble.

That is a great insight. My way of seeing (what I think is) the same thing is the Dems want to stay in their safe place. James Carville wrote an opinion piece recently saying the Dems need to focus on the economy more. Lol - it's always 1992 to them.

What the Dems demonstrate is not only that they are completely ineffective at dealing with today's problems, they are scared to even acknowledge and confront them. 'Vote for us if you want to hide in your safe place as long as you can.'

> In '72, Nixon was re-elected with over sixty percent of the popular vote.

That is widely believed to be for other reasons, the political divide of the country and the weakness of the Dem candidate.