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Hunter Biden pardon saga shows why Democrats are so bad at politics

Joe Biden's real mistake was ever insisting that he wouldn't pardon his son.

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David Waywell
Dec 05, 2024
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Joe and Hunter Biden (via Abaca Press / Alamy)

Perhaps there’s something about the progressive mindset that always ensures that Democrats remain incapable of winning and holding on to power. It’s just that Republicans occasionally find a way to lose.

Let’s face it. Democrats seem incapable of even winning the business of losing, as we’ve watched so many of them tie themselves into knots over the news that Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter. I mean… really? Did nobody see this coming? Wasn’t this pardon the most likely thing to happen in December 2024 that doesn’t involve fat men and chimneys?

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