If you’re an anti-Trump diehard and committed Democrat voter, Biden’s recent gaffes are highly unlikely to change your voting intentions. But it’s the swing voters or people that have been on the fence about voting Biden that make recent events all the more concerning.
Kinda insane to think there are still swing voters at this point. I guess they just don’t understand what trump and republicans stand for otherwise they’d be all for them if they’re evil or completely against them if they’re sane.
I understand why he felt he needed to do this press conference, but at the same time I can’t believe he did it because he would have literally had to be perfect for it to not just generate new headlines and memes about his decline (which it clearly has).
It seems like the headlines will never stop and they are being perpetuated by people on both sides, and he’s completely flailing because the fact is, he’s no longer capable of giving a stellar live performance that can put this all to rest.
Right after the debate, I felt that if Democrats had brushed his performance off, it would have dropped into the background and been totally erased if Biden did reasonably in other appearances and the next debate.
However, each time there is a new headline about a Democrat’s observation that he is not in good shape, I become more certain that he must end his campaign. Not necessarily because I’m more convinced about his mental decline, but because you can’t put the genie back in the bottle.
So I’ve stopped weighing whether switching out Biden at a late stage was the optimal strategy in a vacuum. He’s been damaged enough by Democrats in liberal spaces that it’s absolutely the optimal strategy now. I’m not judging these Democrats for what they’ve done, I’m just saying it’s a hell of a gamble. So in my view, we might as well accept it that he’s gotta go and hope to hell their gamble pays off. Because there’s no way the guy can stay after all of this.
The question to undecided moderates is if they’re going to vote against Trump and project 2025. To do that, they have to vote for the Democratic presidential candate (and down-ballot Democrats if they have Republican opponents). At the moment, this happens to be Biden.
Biden at his worst is better than Trump at his best. That’s the contest.
Heck, a sack of potatoes is better than Trump at his best.
Yes, it may be a contest between King Log and King Heron (boy the tropes of tyranny are old) but if Heron wins, he’ll totally eat all the frogs. (That’s us in this story.)
If enough moderates can’t work out this math, then the United States was fucked at its founding. Then government actually by the people may not be possible (though we haven’t yet tried sortition).
Voting out Trump should be a no-brainer. 2016 should be a lesson to us we can’t second guess ourselves. We also need to make sure elections are fair and conducted in good faith, and were prepared for coup d’etat actions procedural, legal or violent, and we should be prepared against civil war.
After all, if Democracy must die, it shouldn’t go gentle.
If you’re an anti-Trump diehard and committed Democrat voter, Biden’s recent gaffes are highly unlikely to change your voting intentions. But it’s the swing voters or people that have been on the fence about voting Biden that make recent events all the more concerning.
Kinda insane to think there are still swing voters at this point. I guess they just don’t understand what trump and republicans stand for otherwise they’d be all for them if they’re evil or completely against them if they’re sane.
It blows my mind that so many people still don’t get this.
I understand why he felt he needed to do this press conference, but at the same time I can’t believe he did it because he would have literally had to be perfect for it to not just generate new headlines and memes about his decline (which it clearly has).
It seems like the headlines will never stop and they are being perpetuated by people on both sides, and he’s completely flailing because the fact is, he’s no longer capable of giving a stellar live performance that can put this all to rest.
Right after the debate, I felt that if Democrats had brushed his performance off, it would have dropped into the background and been totally erased if Biden did reasonably in other appearances and the next debate.
However, each time there is a new headline about a Democrat’s observation that he is not in good shape, I become more certain that he must end his campaign. Not necessarily because I’m more convinced about his mental decline, but because you can’t put the genie back in the bottle.
So I’ve stopped weighing whether switching out Biden at a late stage was the optimal strategy in a vacuum. He’s been damaged enough by Democrats in liberal spaces that it’s absolutely the optimal strategy now. I’m not judging these Democrats for what they’ve done, I’m just saying it’s a hell of a gamble. So in my view, we might as well accept it that he’s gotta go and hope to hell their gamble pays off. Because there’s no way the guy can stay after all of this.
The question to undecided moderates is if they’re going to vote against Trump and project 2025. To do that, they have to vote for the Democratic presidential candate (and down-ballot Democrats if they have Republican opponents). At the moment, this happens to be Biden.
Biden at his worst is better than Trump at his best. That’s the contest.
Heck, a sack of potatoes is better than Trump at his best.
Yes, it may be a contest between King Log and King Heron (boy the tropes of tyranny are old) but if Heron wins, he’ll totally eat all the frogs. (That’s us in this story.)
If enough moderates can’t work out this math, then the United States was fucked at its founding. Then government actually by the people may not be possible (though we haven’t yet tried sortition).
Voting out Trump should be a no-brainer. 2016 should be a lesson to us we can’t second guess ourselves. We also need to make sure elections are fair and conducted in good faith, and were prepared for coup d’etat actions procedural, legal or violent, and we should be prepared against civil war.
After all, if Democracy must die, it shouldn’t go gentle.