Six weeks before the Democratic National Convention unfolds in Chicago, Aug. 19-22, the party is a combination of disarray and despair as President Joe Biden steadfastly refuses to step aside despite polling which signals otherwise. Meanwhile, the Windy City is locked in a wave of homicidal violence, providing a stark reminder to all Americans that Democrat gun control policies have failed miserably.
The party that normally does its in-fighting behind closed doors is so desperate they’re bringing this battle into the public arena, and it promises to get ugly. Fox News is doing the best job of covering the crisis, while other networks are trying to figure out a way to do it without admitting they’ve been complicit from the outset. Now the establishment media has another problem, and they’ve got to figure out a way to blame conservatives, gun owners, and the Second Amendment: Chicago’s ongoing bloodbath.
Over the Independence Day weekend,109 people were shot, including 19 who were killed, according to WLS News, the local ABC affiliate. The popular website Heyjackass.com says so far this year, 273 people have been fatally shot and another 1,302 have been wounded. Last year, 576 people were fatally shot, so this year’s numbers appear to be moving in that direction.
That’s bad in the Democrat-controlled city, where many residents still remember the Democratic convention of 1968, which erupted in violent protests over the Vietnam War. Nowadays, protests might take the form of anti-Israel/pro-Palestinian events, and any other cause some group seeking headlines and disruption might use as an excuse for criminal misbehavior.
For Biden, that’s not the worst of it. A new Rasmussen poll shows 57 percent of likely voters say former President Donald Trump won the June 27 debate, and 55 percent of voters “agree that Biden should step aside” to allow another candidate to ascend in an effort to win the November election. This includes 48 percent of Democrats who “at least somewhat agree that Biden should step aside.”
The same survey found that 62 percent of Republicans and 56 percent of Independents think the president should make way for a replacement. While 45 percent of Democrats, 31 percent of Republicans, and 30 percent of Independents think he should stay in the race.
What those numbers really mean is that Democrats are willing to throw Biden under the nearest Chicago Transit Authority bus in order to retain power. Likewise, Joe and Jill Biden are clinging to the desire to win a second term so they can stay in power. Neither the party, nor the Bidens, will ever admit this, but it boils down to the lust for power.
A separate Rasmussen survey shows 48 percent of likely voters “trust Republicans more to handle the economy, while 41% trust Democrats more and 11% are undecided.” The poll revealed, a whopping 91 percent of voters say the economy will be a major issue during this year’s presidential election.
“More Republicans (78%) than Democrats (62%) or those not affiliated with either major party (66%) think economic issues will be important in this year’s presidential election,” Rasmussen said.
But for the party headed to Chicago next month, where the streets seem to be turning red and the air is filled with gunfire, there is little doubt gun control will also be a high priority, especially if the violence continues. The area around the convention will be strictly controlled with limited entry, according to various reports, but with national attention focused on the convention, any news from the city will become national headlines, especially if it plays into the “gun violence” narrative.
In recent days, First Lady Jill Biden has been on the campaign trail more than her husband, according to Fox News. The president, meanwhile, has reportedly sent “a defiant letter” to Congressional Democrats, and Biden has stated, “I’m more than the presumptive nominee. I’m gonna be the Democratic nominee.”
In a separate report, Fox says certain “Hollywood elites” are “turning on” the president’s re-election campaign after his disastrous debate performance last month. Several top Hollywood figures have called upon the president to leave the race, and there are reports of some threats to withhold much-needed campaign money unless Biden backs out.
The talk is eerily reminiscent of vows by gun owners to withhold contributions while former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre remained in office. Now that he is gone, it remains to be seen whether those disillusioned gun owners will be writing checks and returning to the fold.
In the midst of it, anti-gun filmmaker Michael Moore reportedly equated Biden’s campaign to “elder abuse,” according to Mediaite.
Meanwhile, Republicans are preparing for their own national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 15-18. The city has also experienced a recent spate of violence, with Alderman Peter Burgelis issuing a public statement condemning the situation. Still, what’s happening in Milwaukee seems to pale in comparison the mayhem unfolding in Chicago.
In a way, the Windy City situation might stand as a lesson to Democrats that their restrictive gun control efforts have only worked against honest citizens—who seem to be increasingly leaning toward Trump—while criminals have blatantly ignored the existing laws.
Joe Biden is a problem for Democrats, but the party has a bigger problem. They cannot go to Chicago and blame the Biden disaster on Trump, gun owners, or the Second Amendment. This is all on them.
About Dave Workman
Dave Workman is a senior editor at TheGunMag.com and Liberty Park Press, author of multiple books on the Right to Keep & Bear Arms, and formerly an NRA-certified firearms instructor.
When I think of Joe Biden and his much hyped career in the Senate, I remember him as chair during Associate Justice Thomas’ confirmation hearings where he managed to be an offensive jerk to both Thomas AND his chief accuser, Anita Hill.
Can you imagine the dreadful actions this lamebrain could possibly take his final week in office? Like liberate the entire US penal system. Or yield the US military position in Cuba. Or pay reparations. Or even trigger civil war 2 or World War 3. Even Obama had more style than this slob.
This is NOTHING new. Biden (MORON n’ Chief) has been this way for at least the last 2 years or longer. Dems made their bed and not they will have to sleep in it, bugs and all!
I’m looking at this in a more positive way. The past nearly four years proves that any idiot can be president. My idiot SIL could actually get a real job. (LOL)
We think we have a “two party system” even when there can be way more than two listed on your ballot. But they haven’t always been the same two major parties.
The Jeffersonian Democrats are long gone. The Whigs are long gone.
We could be watching the implosion of the Democrats in real time.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of folks.
I could see Biden dying in his sleep and the Government failing to tell anyone what happened… then looking for a body double… The only problem is… the body double has to be a stupid old man with dementia and on Ritalin, unable to complete a single sentence coherently without crib sheets or teleprompters. That is a high bar on those merits alone.
Never in the history of this Country have democrats been so loyally stupid. Its appalling… I think I liken it to LaPierre supporters..
(stupidity is on both sides of the isle , although democrats hold a majority)