Michael Moore: ‘Biden Does Not Generate Necessary Enthusiasm’ To Beat Trump
Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore has not been reticent to say when he disapproves of a Democratic presidential candidate. He had issues with Hillary Clinton in 2016, and now he’s having issues with prospective nominee Joe Biden.
Speaking with
Vanity Fair, Moore worried that Biden will not generate enough voter enthusiasm for the November election while suggesting that Democrats may not even keep him on the ballot when the convention kicks off.
“This has been a crazy year, a crazy election year, a crazy year on so many levels,” said Moore. “Anything you would have predicted back in December or January is out the window. The year we thought we were going to have on any level is out the window. So if it’s all out the window, what else is out the window. Nothing is lined up right this year. Just because he’s got the most delegates and everybody’s conceded, it doesn’t mean he’s going to be the nominee. They’re not even going to have a real convention. Anything can happen.”
“The Democratic establishment ditched Biden back in January, when he was losing everything so badly,” he continued. “What’d they do? They changed the debate rules to let [Michael] Bloomberg in. They were so desperate. They were ready to dump Biden like a hot potato, and they will do it again if they need to.”
“Biden does not generate the necessary enthusiasm that it’s going to take to get people out,” he added. “The Democrats are cynically counting on everyone’s desire to remove Trump.”
“Our base will stay home once more if Biden is the candidate. If they see he’s in cahoots w/ fossil fuel, that he has lied,” Moore wrote. “They will not say, ‘So what — Trump’s a bigger liar!’ They will just give up. Trust me on this.”
Michael Moore: ‘Biden Does Not Generate Necessary Enthusiasm’ To Beat Trump