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Warnock Won’t Bite as Plouffe Points Fingers [1]
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Date: 2025-06-02
While Plouffe rewrites Biden’s exit,
Warnock zeroes in on stopping Trump
In an exclusive “Meet the Press” interview, Senator Raphael Warnock(D-Ga.) was asked to respond to a fiery quote from David Plouffe, the former Obama campaign manager now advising Vice President Kamala Harris following President Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 race. But why did Kristen Welker, the current moderator, feel the need to dredge up a backward-looking question ripped straight from the pages of Original Sin? It’s less journalism than it is an echo chamber—a reminder of how 21st-century media too often chases drama over depth, recycling blame instead of probing solutions.
Welker chose to highlight David Plouffe’s remarks from Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, which reflect a growing retrospective critique: that Biden should have exited the race in 2023, giving the Democratic Party time to hold a full primary and position itself more strongly against Donald Trump. In the book, Plouffe is blunt—he says Biden “totally fucked us” by staying in the race too long, forcing Kamala Harris into a chaotic 107-day sprint he calls “a fucking nightmare.” He places the blame squarely on Biden, particularly for refusing to step aside even after his widely criticized performance in the June 27 debate.
However, that tone starkly contrasts with Plouffe’s public reaction in the immediate aftermath of the debate. Appearing live on MSNBC’s Post-Debate Analysis, Plouffe described the moment as “DEFCON 1” for Democrats but counseled against panic. He urged Democrats to wait for voter response and polling before making conclusions. He even suggested Trump might have underperformed with swing voters and was not, at that time, calling for Biden to withdraw.
Plouffe’s earlier comments showed concern and urgency but stopped short of blame or defeatism, offering a measured view that acknowledged the complexity of the political moment. This stands in clear contrast to the retrospective blame placed in Original Sin.
When asked to comment, Senator Warnock avoided the trap of backward-looking blame. He declined to echo Plouffe’s harsh assessment and instead pivoted to a forward-focused message, warning about Trump’s proposed “Big Ugly Bill,” which he said would devastate the country’s economy. Warnock’s refusal to get drawn into recriminations underscored a shift among some Democrats: a resolve to stop relitigating the past and instead prepare for the battle ahead.
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