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Young voters explain why they’re bailing on Biden — and whether they’d come back (www.nbcnews.com)

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[-] mrbubblesort@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

It's more like a root canal vs a bullet to the head. Both are gonna hurt, but only one is good for you in the long run

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Can you explain exactly what people hate so much about Biden?

Like I get he sucked a lot in the past and gave you Clarence Thomas and differential racist treatment of cocaine vs crack cocaine offenders but I don't get whats currently so terrible about him besides hes old and he has a sketchy history of political disingenuousness

[-] Adubya@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Punted a Bork nomination and had to eat the Thomas one instead. Sucked all round & Bork openly against Civil Rights & Privacy which would have been at odds with Roe.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

the economy is still pretty shitty for most Americans. broadcasting how good it is for the few that it's actually amazing... is not going to win many friends.
Biden is pushing for military support of a genocidal, apartheid state.
his support for abortion is... less actual support and more just him keeping his mouth shut. he's personally apposed to it. One wonders if we'd have RvW codified in law if a progressive was in office.
afaik, none of the student loan debt that's gotten forgiven wasn't already supposed to be forgiven... years, or even decades, ago. he's done very little to actually lower the cost of tuition and such, or to curtail the blatant financial fraud that kept people locked into crippling debt.
climate change, They're also basically corporate love notes. the funding for climate change, largely is a lot of tax incentives for companies to do what they were going to do anyhow... while also not directly addressing the issues of climate change... (or, directly counter to it- see re-opening the Willow Project in Alaska. after promising no new oil drilling...)
he's old, and not nearly as progressive as more than half the people that would be voting DNC. (note I'm very carefully not saying 'democrats', because there are a lot of people my age who are progressive independents.we still largely vote blue, but we don't trust institutions because... why should we?)

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

His handling of Israel's genocide is a big one. This isn't just because America, Biden's handling of this mess has been uniquely horrible, and it's losing him votes.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

To...Trump? I totally get what your saying but does Trump plan to call out Bibi, like I don't get how eviler is comparatively more appropriate than garden-variety evil/negligent

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

No Trump is obviously worse. But lesser of two evil stuff doesn't get turnout. Biden needs to convince people to vote for him, not against Trump, and he's currently doing the opposite of that.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

~~Which is objectively terrifying. Very dangerous approach, Cotton~~

How do you feel about the idea of Trump winning? That's acceptable to you?

[-] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

We’re getting genocide either way so…

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