Failed Trump Assassination Attempt Did Two Things for Dems, None of Them Good.

There are rumblings that Democrats are resigned to defeat in November, at least in the presidential race. Joe Biden’s disastrous June 27 debate sparked panic among Democrats, which led to a vast left-wing conspiracy, including megadonors, Hollywood, Barack Obama, ex-Clinton aides, and Hill Democrats plotting to force Biden to step aside. The marquee writers for The New York Times editorial staff also joined the chorus, begging Joe to step down. Biden has defiantly refused, sparking nasty infighting that’s likely to continue gnawing at the heels of the party until election day. That rancor died down on July 13, when Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Trump missed death by millimeters, with the bullet grazing his right ear. The image of the former president with a raised fist and bloody face has been iconic; even liberals have had to admit it’s an enduring photograph. It gutted the main attack line against Trump, being that he’s a threat to democracy. It also chilled any further pushes to remove Biden from the Democratic ticket. The failed assassination attempt also had some Democratic strategists coming to the conclusion that this election is over and that all focus should be re-directed toward regaining the House and retaining control of the Senate (via NBC News) [emphasis mine]: