 Barack Obama and the reason why I played the Obama montage there. Terrified Dems have dystopian theory about real reason for keeping ailing Biden, 81, in power is shocking. New claims about his decline emerge. Top Democrats alarmed about Joe Biden's ailing health. Some fear a shadowy cabal is keeping him in power so they can pull levers behind the scenes. It's claimed the astonishing theory was detailed by the liberal New York magazine with its reporter Olivia Newsy.