• WoahWoah@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Seriously though. Can we stop pretending like being 81 isn’t a liability? And a reasonable concern?

    If Democrats had brains, they’d run a buff, tall white guy with progressive policies and a hot wife. Fascists follow strength and heteronormative values, so? Just use it against them. Trump only looks strong next to an 81 year old dude with a speech impediment. All love to Biden, but hang 'em up, bro, damn.

    Guy can’t let go of the game even though the game let go of him.

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      11 months ago

      To be fair, that one also has speech difficulty.

      I’d like a refund on my government, it seems like it’s just a bunch of out of date, moldy, spoiled, cheese of some kind.

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      11 months ago

      Let Hunter run. We already know hes drowning in poon and has massive schmeat. Trump couldn’t possibly compete.

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        Jeff Jackson of North Carolina would be my personal pick. He’s just too new. If he were 4-8 years further into his career I think it would be a slam dunk.

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        Yeah, I think Biden should draw all the hate over Israel, take it with him and pave the way for Newsom to step up strongly against genocide.

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          You know… The first half has catapulted me into a constant state of chagrin. But I think you’ve got a plan that can turn it around. He’s so good at the game, he could probably pull it off without even throwing Biden under the bus lol

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          Biden’s whole pitch is “I’m boring and sensible”

          Trump’s campaign is going to be “Let me finish what I started…Trust what you saw last time.” - so he can leverage both voters who want change and those who want the same old.

          If there’s a new Dem candidate, all of a sudden they’re trying to convince people to expect stability from trying something new.

          Compared to that, Trump looks a lot more reliable. And that’s before you even get into the personal attacks (which Biden thinks he’s already covered).

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            We’ve also already passed the point at which the DNC would start backing a new candidate. We’re stuck with Biden unless he croaks before election night.

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          Incumbent bump, appeal to moderates/neo-libs, decades of experience in D.C. I suppose the mentality is that Trump will get the MAGA and R-no-matter-who voters, which form too great a bloc to gamble against.

        • He isn’t, but he beat Trump once already. He may not see anyone in the Democratic field that he trusts to win. It’s his decision to run or not; he’s going to follow what he thinks is the best course to deny Trump a second presidency. Not running means he has no control over the outcome.

          In his place, would you roll those dice?