Even CNN's Van Jones is telling Biden to stay in the basement.

"If I were Biden, I would stay hidden. He doesn't inspire confidence. He's not a great messenger for himself." pic.twitter.com/mvSXRTqyBh

— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) January 24, 2024

COOPER: “Hiding in trenches? Is it going to be — I mean, are they going to be on the campaign — what is the campaign going to look like? Are there going to be debates?”

AXELROD: “I think that’s an open question.”

JONES: “If I were Biden, I would stay hidden. I will tell you why. He doesn’t inspire confidence. He is not a great messenger for himself. He has done a tremendous job for this economy. Union members, union leaders have — are racking up win after win. They should be put forward. There are clean energy executives in red states that are putting people to work. There’s something wrong with this campaign where we are somehow expecting Joe Biden — frankly, he hid during the last campaign — to just somehow come out and be Flash Gordon and save his own campaign. The people who are benefiting from the Biden economy — and they exist — should be empowered to speak.”

[There’s something wrong in expecting a candidate to be able to make the argument for his own election? This is nothing more than an admission that Biden is incompetent, and perhaps not just politically. — Ed]