A blistering new exposé is sending shockwaves through the Democratic Party as David Plouffe, a top campaign adviser to Kamala Harris and former Obama campaign manager, lays the full blame for the 2024 election loss at the feet of Joe Biden.
In an advance excerpt from the upcoming book “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again” by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson, Plouffe doesn’t mince words.
“It’s all Biden… He totally f*cked us,” Plouffe reportedly told the authors, describing Harris’ short-lived presidential campaign after Biden’s delayed withdrawal as a “f*cking nightmare.”
The Final Nail in the Biden-Harris Legacy
According to Plouffe, Biden’s refusal to step aside earlier in 2024 triggered a disastrous domino effect. His late exit from the race, in July, gave Harris a barely three-month window to run a national campaign—something even seasoned candidates would struggle to pull off, let alone a vice president widely viewed as unelectable.
The Democratic establishment’s gamble on Harris—fueled more by DEI tokenism than competency—backfired catastrophically. But rather than hold Harris accountable for her uninspiring public image, gaffe-prone speeches, and plummeting approval ratings, Plouffe and others are now turning the blame squarely on Biden.
A Presidency in Decline—And Denial
The book paints a brutal picture of Biden’s physical and cognitive deterioration during the final months of his presidency. Among the most damning revelations:
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Biden’s doctor reportedly feared one more fall could kill him
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The president failed to recognize George Clooney, a longtime supporter, at a fundraiser Clooney helped organize
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Internal discussions even floated putting Biden in a wheelchair for public appearances
Despite mounting concern, top White House aides and DNC insiders insisted Biden could win again, reportedly suppressing concerns from major donors and party figures.
Cracks in the Media Wall
The fact that CNN’s Jake Tapper—long one of Biden’s most enthusiastic defenders—is co-authoring this exposé, signals a broader fracture within the Democratic establishment. With the election loss behind them, liberal media figures now appear eager to cash in on the collapse they once helped conceal.
This comes after years of shielding Biden from critical scrutiny, propping up a failing presidency, and elevating Harris as the inevitable successor—despite overwhelming public disapproval.
A Party in Freefall
This tell-all doesn’t just reveal behind-the-scenes dysfunction—it cements a crisis of leadership at the heart of the Democratic Party. Biden’s stubbornness, Harris’ unpopularity, and the party’s failure to act decisively created a perfect storm that handed Republicans a historic victory in 2024.
Now, the knives are out.
And with “Original Sin” set to hit shelves on May 20, the Democratic civil war is only just beginning.
