Looking back to 2008 I can’t remember who the alternatives to Biden were as a ticket balancer. They certainly could’ve done better but I don’t think they cared. Winning is the only thing that matters and it worked just like Biden was going down the tubes in 2016 until the democrats saw Bernie was a loser against trump and smartly the field dropped out to give Biden a one on one against Bernie in South Carolina and beyond.

I can’t see how anyone can not agree with you how much better off the country was in 2020 as opposed to now. The Democratic Party is now ruled by the hard left who imo see this country as evil and want to destroy it. Any alternative is going to be better whether its Manchin Trump
Kennedy, libertarian or whatever.