SO NOW HE TELLS US: Sen. Murphy: Biden Should Have Left Race Earlier.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Sunday that Democrats must acknowledge mistakes made during the 2024 presidential election cycle, including former President Joe Biden’s decision to remain in the race, arguing that partisan loyalty can sometimes prevent political parties from confronting their own failures.

“I think Democrats do have to be honest about the mistakes that we made in 2024,” Murphy said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

“Obviously, in retrospect, Joe Biden should have stepped away from that race. We should have had an open contest.”

Maybe Biden stayed in because he listened to… Sen. Chris Murphy: Sen. Chris Murphy on ‘Face the Nation,’ Feb. 11, 2024. “There are literally thousands of people alive in this nation today. Because Joe Biden is incredibly competent, and he’s incredibly effective. And this partisan- and this partisan hit job.”

The only thing that changed between February and Biden dropping out in July was a debate performance that removed any doubt about Biden’s accelerating senescence, even for people who hadn’t been paying attention.