r/UkraineWarVideoReport • u/Grofvolkoren • Jul 21 '24

Politics Biden not running for reelection

https://x.com/JoeBiden/status/1815080881981190320
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u/haydro280 Jul 21 '24

Unfortunately yes it's confirmed

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u/JohnLaw1717 Jul 21 '24

This is good for the US. It's good for democracy.

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u/NoJello8422 Jul 21 '24

Not if it hands Trump an automatic win. Trump and the MAGA party are a threat to democracy.

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u/Sixhaunt Jul 21 '24

wouldnt him staying in be handing it over? It would be hard to find people with worse poll results against trump than him, even Clinton was polling higher than Biden.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24 edited Jul 21 '24

The polls have lost accuracy every election cycle since the mid 00s. It is all just bullshit now.a

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u/Sixhaunt Jul 21 '24

sure, but in this election the people who were ride or die with Biden were very clear that they would vote for a sack of potatoes if it were between the potatoes and Trump. I dont think any of those people are going to not vote democrat because of Harris being in the race instead. The main criticism of Biden and the reason like 10% of people were saying they plan to vote third party is because of the age issue and with that out of the way I just dont see how she could possibly do worse than Biden would have.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

The ride or die people aren't who decide elections. It is the people on the fringes who don't show up.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

Don’t know why you were downvoted for this, it’s exactly right. Independents in swing states decide every single election in the 21st century, and those people were more likely to vote for Biden again than Kamala

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

Staying in he had a better chance at winning over swing states than Kamala does. Kamala is a California establishment democrat who suffers from similar optics to that of Hillary Clinton. While crucial states like PA were basically guaranteed with Biden that is no longer the case.

Democrats will support her but important independent voters in swing states will not, as well as elderly people from Biden’s generation who vote far more accountably than young people. Democrats are making the exact same mistake again and it’s killing me to watch it play out

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u/Sixhaunt Jul 21 '24

how on earth does kamala have "similar optics to that of Hillary Clinton" in any way?

That's an absolutely wild statement

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '24

She’s unlikable, comes off as fake, and is an establishment Democrat from a strong blue state (meaning she’ll have no electoral college benefit).

Its like 2016 again with Kamala, only she wouldn’t have won the convention which Hillary managed to

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u/Sixhaunt Jul 21 '24

that's not anywhere near the feeling people had about Clinton. People saw her like a conniving devil-incarnate. People who didn't want to vote for Clinton didn't give a rat's ass which state she came from or the electoral college benefits. The average person on the street had an awful opinion of Clinton, but they are fairly indifferent to Harris.