The Partial Observer by Wriley Nelson

Leave it Blank: No Salvageable Future for the Democratic Party Can Include Joe Biden

I am a registered member of the Democratic Party. I have no doubt that I have admitted to more embarrassing things in public, but no examples spring to mind. I’ve knocked doors, called voters and donors, and volunteered for half a dozen local and national candidates in the past five years. I’ve worked internships and jobs ranging from a Maine Senate race to the U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Caucus. As a Democrat, an American and a human being, I have no choice but to submit a blank ballot in the presidential primary on Tuesday, April 2.

I had reservations about Joe Biden in 2020, but I held my nose and supported him with my vote and countless hours of my time. As the campaign wore on, I came to believe in him as a candidate. I consciously chose to delude myself because I wanted to believe—had to believe—that someone, somewhere in the political system would look out for me. My shame at falling for Biden’s lies in 2020 is mitigated only by the fact that, unlike many people out there, I am at least aware that I was suckered.