Yes, he did. He played right into the republicans' hands from the outset, and it was very obvious.
Killed his own agenda on the filibuster to appease the right, then trickled his economic policies out so that the economy would gradually recover after his approval was already trash.
Then announcing his second term was probably enough to guarantee his loss, but just in case he also sabotaged his own campaign before withdrawing... And in the process handed Kamala an already sinking ship.
Not a chance. He allowed his own "justice" department to sabotage his election chances even before he blew it with the disastrous debate. There was no coming back from that in the eyes of the voters.
He was fucking toast and everyone knew it... there are many problems with the Democratic machine, but the worst offense is keeping the same fucking relics around.
Comments
Killed his own agenda on the filibuster to appease the right, then trickled his economic policies out so that the economy would gradually recover after his approval was already trash.