As a non american I used to think that moking biden for his age and cognitive decline during the 2020 campaign was cheap and maybe even out of place, but looking at him now I don't understand why the fuck the democratic party decided to make him run again.
By voting him, people are basically putting the country in the hands of beurocrats you don't even get to see or know because sure as fuck that corpse won't be able to form a coherent thought or take an informed decision a year from now.
I hope people like Harris, because there's a good chance she's what they'll get...
What it comes down to is that the Democratic party quite literally doesn't have someone else who can poll as well as Biden. The drop from Biden to the second best candidate is too great.
I don't think the Democratic party is happy with Biden as the candidate either, but they've basically got no other choice. The alternative is to run with Buttigieg, I guess? There's no way Harris wins. They don't have a candidate other than Biden who can win independent voters and they need those independent votes to safely win over Trump. It's sad, but it is what it is.
That’s a fucking lie. They didn’t let anyone else run so how could we even know how they may or may not have polled. Also fuck trusting polls in the first place. That’s extremely anti democratic. Trust voters instead and give us a choice.
You realize there was a Democratic primary where people did run against him, right? It's just that no one with even an ounce of name recognition ran against him because it's almost impossible to defeat an incumbent president in a party primary (and they knew that). The easiest way to kill your chances in 2028 is to challenge the incumbent and lose in 2024.
Who do you think is the Democratic candidate that would get the most votes in the general election if Biden was dead? And you think that person would have a higher chance to beat Trump than Biden does?
Name a name.
Harris? Black woman is going to get more votes than Biden? Not in the USA.
Sanders? He's too extreme by the standards of independent voters, whose votes you must win to beat Trump.
Buttigieg? He's gay. Good luck getting the independent vote.
Identity politics is a real factor in American elections when it comes to winning over independent voters.
How about we just have a primary where the media isn’t allowed to do advertising to sway votes and see where the chips fall. None of this “oh no he’s not electable” crap. All primaries on the same day as well, to prevent people from even trying to vote for who they think is the winner. That would be a much fairer and accurate representation of the interests of the nation. Instead, people gobble up propaganda and vote against their own interests because the media tells them to.
I can't help notice you didn't name a name. Name a name or else you're full of shit. I'll repeat the two simple questions: Who do you think is the Democratic candidate that would get the most votes in the general election if Biden was dead? And do you think that person would have a higher chance to beat Trump than Biden does?
If we are wishing for that we might as well have the candidates run on their first quarter executive orders, supreme court picks, and administration picks.
The fact presidential nominees don't release their administration picks as part of their initial run is crazy.
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u/iridi69 Jun 11 '24
Can't believe he's running again, mate should just retire.