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So, we've got an old, racist guy who lied through most of his statements and refused to possibly say that he would accept the results of the election vs an old guy with a history of a speech impediment that showed signs of his speech impediment and regularly pointed out the lies spouted off by his convicted felon opponent. Why are the media companies banking Trump again?
Biden's performance wasn't an impediment. It was him fumbling and stuttering over his words, forgetting his debate prep and saying nonsensical things. I absolutely do not want Trump to win, but Biden's debate performance in reality was poor. Many Democrats don't want to accept that. It is fine if they want to ignore facts. The truth is the Democrats would be far better off if Kamala or AOC or someone else was running for President, and they are risking way too much despite the facts.
It's not just a speech impediment, it's a speech impediment in a fucking 81 year old man who shouldn't be dealing with a stressful job in politics. Been around many octogenarians? He did great for someone his age.
If he were up against someone in their 30s or 40s, it would be terrible but, against an old racist nazi who can only seem to make complete statements when they are provably false? Well, I'd still prefer someone else but at least he has the balls to actually say the forbidden words of "you're lying" and he's the only choice that we're allowed to have as infuriating as that is.
Trump is almost the same age and he is a liar but he also was quick enough to immediately use Biden's blunders against him. Pretty much everything Biden said sounded scripted and then he still messed it up. Biden didn't "look" like the smarter candidate. There is enough misinformation out there that if people go searching they'll find sources that support Trump's lies. Trump won for the undecided tonight that watches the debate and uses it to make s decision.
Anyone who was "undecided" tonight was going to support Trump anyway, either directly or with a "protest vote". Basically, to they were either lying to themselves or others and are quite alright with a nazi.
This is factually not true, and there are several people that don't research every detail but try to make a decision based on intuition and performance... And even if they do research there are a lot of hook and bait misinformation networks that get routinely featured on Google News and other news aggregators. If someone thought Trump sounded like a stronger candidate tonight they may end up researching and seeing news supporting Trump's version of events.
Until you can back up your statements with verifiable evidence, you should probably just stop
10% of people who voted for Biden last time are switching to Trump according to a survey from a few months ago.
AOC? An ambitious woman who just barely will have squeezed past the minimum age requirement by the time of the election and half the country has decided is a communist? Don't get me wrong, I think she'd be a fantastic candidate, maybe even the best, but I sincerely doubt that she'd poll better than Biden, even considering his horrendous performance in yesterday's debate.
I watched it and this wasn't a stutter. This was a loss of his train of thought, switching topics unexpectedly, and creating needless openings for Trump to talk about things Biden didn't have a good defense for. To be clear his decision making faculties are obviously intact. But this performance was really really bad. Night and day from 4 years ago.
It absolutely wasn't just a stutter. It was an 81 year old with a history of speech impediment - things like that can manifest differently in old age. Maybe it's from having grown up with a mother who was a nurse at an assisted living facility but, I really think that anyone who was shocked was setting expectations that are disconnected from the reality of how age impacts our communication abilities. If setting the bar at standards for people 10, 20, or 50 years younger, yeah, it was terrible. Relative to people of advanced age? He did well. When you're that old, 4 years in a high-stress position is a long time.
It's a bullshit choice as neither are in an age range where they should have power over long-term policy. It's also pretty horrific in terms of ethics. But, a soggy turnip would be better than any nazi, much less a nazi who is a compulsive liar intent on using the political system for revenge and installing himself as dictator.
Exactly. I guess we are learning that most of our fellow citizens have a hard time with nuance, and all they can do is shit their pants instead of toughen up.
Some people just aren't living in denial
Did you see the audience metrics during his last presidency?
How come when they show old campaign videos of Biden where he's plagiarizing others his so called stutter/speech impediment doesn't seem to be there? And I thought the new excuse was that Biden had a cold anyway
...He was younger and the videos, being campaign videos, are edited to show him in the best possible light?
ETA: To be clear, I don't think that he or anyone else too old to have to worry about the long-term consequences of their actions should be in office. But, he's the only non-nazi choice available.
You've just been fooled by the MSM about the nazi garbage. Same with Joe being sharp as a razor. They just can't hide it anymore
No. I didn't tend to follow MSM. I think that's it's mostly that he snuggles up to dictators, says he wants to be a dictator, quotes Hitler, praises Hitler, and is supported by people waving about swastikas and spouting nazi slogans.
Yeah, you got it from the MSM. Otherwise, you'd have no reason to think that. I saw his speech that you speak of saying he wants to be a dictator, but you obviously didn't
Noone who even "jokes" about wanting to be a dictator or president for life (like he said after meeting Xi Jinping) deserves to be anywhere near a seat of power. Any feedback on the rest? Like his habit of quoting Mein Kampf, praising Hitler, or how much people who identify as nazis love him? Don't see any of that as the slightest bit problematic?
Joe's got terrorist sympathizers that like him..does that make Joe a terrorist? And just because you don't like Trumps jokes doesn't make him a dictator either. He's already been in office so we already know he's not a nazi, dictator, etc.
Joe's a racist too. His immigration policy is identical to Trump's and he's been outspoken in his seeing palestinians as subhuman.
The guy fought against school integration even before he got this old. He's always been a racist pos same as any Republican.
While I think that Joe's got some dated views, being 81, if you're honest, you've got to acknowledge that the immigration bill was nothing more than calling the GOP bluff and getting extra fodder for election ads. They knew that the GOP wouldn't allow it to pass. It's politics at its most bullshit; playing with human lives for points.
For the bussing, that was fifty, 5 0 years ago and his views have clearly changed. Yes, he has no legitimate place in politics at his age but neither does his opponent, who has been known to admire fascist and authoritarians of yore and the modern day.
A person's view shouldn't have to change on racial justice and equality, particular someone who'spart of the Democratic party. Sanders is just as old and he's always been on the right side of history, it has nothing to do with age.
Biden is still racist and even if his far-right border policy was a gambit that's really irresponsible, given the GOP could've easily just accepted the no-strings attached policy win. People need to stop making excuses for shitty politicians, and need to stop allowing the lesser evil be the enemy of good enough.
Sanders is older. And putting a finer point on it, the party was ageist af against him in 2016 when he was only 75. Being a progressive adds 20 years, I guess.
So you don't believe in forgiveness or redemption? People aren't allowed to ever change and improve themselves and are forever to be judged for every shitty thing they ever do? I dunno. I'd not want to live like that with any amount of self-reflection. I further might be inclined to question the authenticity of your claimed beliefs.
That I do agree with. The seemingly constant use of "pied piper" and similar strategies by major Dems in order to avoid the slightest possibility of leftward movement is infuriating.
Not for elected representatives, no. We're not talking about someone's uncle Randy who grew up in poverty and never went to school or met a black person or w/e. This is an educated person from a well-off background, they don't have an excuse. There are plenty of other smart, motivated people out there who are fit for office and are morally consistent on these uncomplicated issues like racism.
Anyone who takes 80 years to become slightly less racist than their younger days is not someone I want running for office. Forgive them, give them credit for sorting out their personal prejudices, sure, but they need to do that on their own time, we don't have time for leaders who are still struggling with the basics.
Biden has always been hawkish on immigration, even under Obama, whether this recent attempt was a ploy or not, it wasn't a ploy during all the other times in his career he advocated for punishing immigration policy.
Now do trump and the central park 5.
Yes, Trump is extremely racist. He's also a right-winger, so that's a given. The distinction between someone horrible like Trump and his opposition should be that the opposition is not horribly racist and fascist and doesn't do things like fund a genocide.
I don't vote for Democrats because of their label, I vote based on their potential to actually be meaningfully better. Biden is indistinguishable from your rank and file Republican, and while that's "slightly less bad" than Trump himself, it's not good enough. I am not a Republican, and I will not vote for representatives who share so many of their views. Biden needs to go, he's going to cost the Democrats the election.
BoTh SiDeS. Here you are again spewing the same tired talking points. Reality is your choices are Trump or Biden, so saying you won’t vote for either means your voice doesn’t matter and you’re ok with Trump winning.
Stop your disinformation tactics.
How high are you right meow?
How ignorant are you right meow?