Bill Maher urges Democrats to hold open convention, floats Gavin Newsom: ‘We’ve babied Joe Biden enough’

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"Real Time" host Bill Maher called on Democrats to hold an open convention following President Biden's debate performance, stressing Monday that the idea could reinvigorate enthusiasm among voters and lead the party to victory in November.

In a guest essay for The New York Times, Maher said he and others can no longer "ignore the obvious" about Biden's age.

"As Joe Biden himself would say, 'Here's the deal': What happened at the debate last week wasn't a tragedy, it was a blessing in disguise," Maher wrote.

He suggested that bringing in a new candidate plays into one of the defining characteristics of 21st-century American culture: People like what is "new." Maher backed his claim by suggesting former President Obama's youth helped propel him to victory in 2008. Voters, he noted, did not have an "endlessly long record to pick over," as Obama was a first-term U.S. Senator at the time.

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"Let's move the plotline forward. Democrats could not buy, with all of George Soros's money, the enthusiasm, engagement and interest they would get from having an open convention — and in Chicago no less, famous for Democratic convention drama," he continued.

Suddenly, instead of rehashing old talking points about both candidates, Maher said Democrats could move past the debate, which he compared to "the worst episode of 'The Golden Bachelor'