Bill's Focus

my letter to Joe

Have you written a note to President Biden recently? I try to do it regularly. Most often it is a letter of thanks and support. Because we all need a pat on the back, don’t we? Today, my letter was a pat on the back and a request – no, a plea.
BTW, writing to the White House is easy. Here is the link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/


Dear President Biden,

Based on what you have accomplished in your first two years in office, you will be viewed as one of our most important and consequential Presidents. You have literally had to rebuild the government and our international relationships. Kudos. You have my deepest admiration. You are the President we needed in 2020. You are a President that still makes us proud.

But PLEASE do not run for re-election. While I believe that your judgement is clear and that your experience is epic, you should not run again. Not because you couldn’t perform well at your age. But because two whole generations of voters may not support you. Gen Y and Gen Z may just stay at home. Please do the research.

If younger Democrats and Independents don’t turn out to vote, we lose battles up and down the ticket. We lose at the Federal, State and Local levels. If Democrats don’t prevail in 2024, the planet is doomed. Democracy will collapse.

This message is not about your qualifications or your sincere efforts at making America a better place for all of us. This is a reality check. This is a message about our relatability from one generation to another. Read the surveys your advisors may be afraid to show you.

Please don’t let your ego overtake what is best for the country. We can’t rely on boomers (like me) to carry us forward. We need the youth vote.

It is time to pass the torch.

Thank you for all that you have done and will do. But the Democratic bench is deep. In your heart, you know this isn’t about anything other than the fact that time passes and younger people need to take the reins. If they aren’t given the chance, the GQP nutcases will prevail. The nation and the planet can’t afford such a thing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/us/politics/youth-voters-midterms-polling.html

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/01/1095466871/biden-polls-democrats-gen-z-midterms

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-biden-lost-the-support-of-young-americans/

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-politics-pennsylvania-state-government-a42e61b5a9fa590dabd1e61762fac31b