In February, New York Times columnist Ezra Klein wrote that Democrats have a better option than Biden

Ezra Klein was at the White House when he decided that Joe Biden wasn't up to the task of running for President again.

Klein had planned to write a column wondering if the President had the capacity to run anything more than a Rose Garden campaign.

A week later , Klein read an audio essay, “ Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden ,” on his podcast.

The piece caused waves of consternation among certain parts of the liberal commentariat.

In June , after Biden 's disastrous debate performance, Klein ’s much maligned take morphed into a prescient one.

He capitalized on the moment, turning his podcast into a vehicle for considering the fundamental functions of political parties.

Many of the unexpected twists of this election season have mirrored ideas that Klein has promoted on his podcast.

Ezra Klein : Biden was not reading to people as a normal, competent person.

Running on competence and decent intentions were what he observed as winning strategies in swing states.

Klein: "It’s not the most inspiring form of politics,” but it has been helping Democrats win races.