• slickgoat@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    29
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    5 months ago

    First of all, Trump is a dick and may he rot in hell.

    That out of the way, this is yet another article yelling at us to disbelieve our own eyes and not recognise an old man struggling. People who DON’T want Trump are watching the election toppling over the edge and are helpless to effect an outcome.

    It’s not about the pundits wanting Biden out, it’s about the pundits demanding that everything is under control when it is obvious that it isn’t.

      • slickgoat@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        9
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        5 months ago

        Yep, I read it. It sez, yeah, but Trump is worse.

        We already know that Trump is worse. The thing is, Biden can’t beat him. The election is headed in Trump’s direction because the better candidate looks old and feeble.

        • twistypencil@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          5 months ago

          Not sure I agree. Project 2025, convicted felon, rapist, and fascist who got rid of abortion is a bit harder of a sell than old

          • Kiernian@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            3
            ·
            5 months ago

            Fox News isn’t talking about that. The few moderate Republicans left are still likely watching Fox News. Some on-the-fence voters are likely watching Fox News. They’re not hearing any of this.

            They ARE hearing a ton of lies about some mythical “Biden crime family” though. And about how joe is both the mastermind AND a doddering fool.

            And if one part of that looks even marginally true, it’s a tiny bit easier to swallow the rest of what Fox is spitting.

          • slickgoat@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            4
            ·
            5 months ago

            No argument. It’s not a whataboutism question. Trump is also old, obviously. But he is set to win and the Dems who put a candidate in place is going to lose. I’m not trying to make Trump’s position better. The GOP want to put an old insane candidate in place that’s on them. Why would the Dems do the same thing - and lose because of it is the mystery.

            • Cosmicomical@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              3
              ·
              5 months ago

              It is an argument, because they are both prob going to have died of old age by the end of next term, but people is only talking of biden, while trump also is rambling and has a diaper.

              • slickgoat@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                2
                ·
                5 months ago

                Disagree as irrelevant whether either party dies in a couple of years.

                The story is whether Biden can get elected? Maga will vote Maga. Dem will vote Dem. The real battle is in the margins - the undecided and the unsure if it is even worth turning out. Complaining about Trump is like complaining about diarrhoea. Either you do something about it or just accept the shitty duds.

                Biden has to either really convince the electorate that he has it together in a aggressive way. He has to demonstrate strongly that he can take the criminal blowhard down, or step aside and let someone who can step up do the job.

                The stakes are incredibly important. Yet, people are still focused on Trump’s lying. A skill he mastered that is unchanged and unchanging for more than 60 years.