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[-] Diotima@kbin.social 84 points 7 months ago

Probably the most relevant line in the entire article:

a series of polls have suggested Biden will narrowly beat Trump in the November vote. But with eight months to go, and the polls so tight, this could change and a number of polls have also indicated that Trump will win the election.

Whether Biden wins or loses is going to come down to how well he engages people in key states. Outside of the "blue no matter who" crowd, people have decidedly mixed feelings about voting for a candidate whose strongest argument is that he isn't Trump. Everything from events in the weeks leading up to the election to the weather (which affects Dems more than Reps) will matter, so rather than leaning on polls that suggest a victory... it might be wise to end those behaviors and policies that have human rights advocates concerned.

[-] SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

I don't get this point. I feel like Biden's done a great job as president so far. He's had a lot of tough issues to deal with as president and so far he's handled everything really well.

[-] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 14 points 7 months ago

He's done an OK job for a run of the mill president during run of the mill times, but in my opinion he has failed to rise to the big threats of today, especially RAPIDLY encroaching fascism, climate change, and nearly catastrophic wealth inequality.

[-] CatfishSushi@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago

So our choice is between run-of-the-mill president or a guy who says he wants to a dictator, violently tried to overturn the last election, had fake electors etc. etc.

I'm not excited about Biden but the choice seems to be pretty straightforward and I'll be SURE to get to the polls.

[-] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 0 points 7 months ago

I'm on board with voting for him as a means of harm reduction but I'm also not gonna pretend he's been great like a lot of blue maga liberals claim.

[-] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

Lol the downvotes. I said I'm voting for the guy, but y'all are so mad that I'm not going to dickride him as well.

[-] Eccitaze@yiffit.net 2 points 7 months ago

Meh, I upvoted you. I personally think he's been about as good a president as someone could hope for, which is a pretty fucking low bar, but I still voted uncommitted in my primary yesterday even though I would crawl over broken glass to vote against Trump in November. I don't blame anybody who holds their nose and votes as a pure harm reduction measure.

[-] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

I’m not excited about Biden but the choice seems to be pretty straightforward and I’ll be SURE to get to the polls.

I will be getting to the polls as well but it won't be to reward Moderates for picking a shit candidate and threatening not to back him every time there's an opportunity for him to compromise with leftists and progressives.

[-] Eccitaze@yiffit.net 2 points 7 months ago

Trump will make sure to thank you for your efforts getting him elected.

[-] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

When moderates are ready to compromise I'll be here. We've done our part, it's time for them to hold up their end of the bargain.

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