Joe Biden will once again get protection on the campaign road from the Democratic National Committee. This time, “Basement Joe,” who was charged by his detractors of avoiding political activities during the COVID epidemic, will be exempt from participating in the Democratic primary debates.

The DNC has no plans to host a primary debate, according to the report in The Post. Some of the contributors said they anticipate being asked to plan future fundraisers for Biden’s reelection, according to the Post. The national Democratic Party has said that it would back Biden’s reelection and that it has no intentions to encourage primary discussions.

[This doesn’t sound unusual to me. The RNC similarly froze out any potential contenders against Trump in 2019-20, and went so far as to merge with the Trump campaign early in 2019. As it happened, no serious challenge emerged anyway. The DNC might be forced to revisit this decision, however, especially if Biden’s cognitive issues get more acute and/or a major groundswell for a challenge emerges. — Ed]