Biden is ready to turn the page toward a face-off with Trump. His path to re-election won’t be an easy one as he faces a party that would have preferred a different candidate (www.cnn.com)

submitted 9 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

36 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 4 points 9 months ago

"Someone else" sure. But not anyone on the ballot. For me they'd need to be both more progressive AND have a shit's chance of beating Trump. Bernie maybe but he's not going to pull centrist votes nor will he dodge the age question. Biden is, unfortunately, our best shot at retaining democracy for another 4 years.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Bernie could have done it in 2016 and in 2020, but not this round. Biden did actually win the big party, so you stick with the horse that runs.

[-] utopianfiat@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Bernie couldn't even win the Democratic primary, how was he gonna win the general?

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Bernie was running away with it both times, before ratfuckery ensued. You can live in denial of it, but whatever, it happened.

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

Bernie wasn't running away with it in 2016. I say this as someone who voted for Bernie in both 2016 and 2020. Bernie put up an amazing showing for an old socialist from Vermont against the DNC's crown princess with some 30+ years of national fame and name recognition, but he was never in serious reach of the nomination.

In 2020 he was very close, but he got outplayed, unfortunately, by the moderates who united against him, and the other progressive in the race who chose to stay in and split the vote and crush what chance he had.

this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024

40 points (72.7% liked)

politics

19107 readers

3253 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

• Register To Vote

• Citizenship Resource Center

• Congressional Awards Program

• Federal Government Agencies

• Library of Congress Legislative Resources

• The White House

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

• News