NEW: Austin Democrat Lloyd Doggett becomes the first sitting member of Congress to call for Biden to drop out of the presidential race (via Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune)
Probably not, though I think the "and how that did turn out?" retorts miss the mark. LBJ genuinely was in declining health (he only outlived the next term by two days) but also, his approval rating was 36%. He was not on track to win. And we forget it, but Humphrey came close in spite of it all!
Yeah, though I also kind of get it with the local connection. But for sure I agree though the comparison invites pointlessly arguing about it and that's a distraction. People don't think of LBJ dropping out that way even if you could argue he actually made the right call.
I think that Doggett views himself as an inheritor of a tradition of liberal democrats representing the Austin area in the house tracing back through JJ Pickle to LBJ as the originator. So the reference might be more of a personal quirk than strategically aimed at an audience.
