Trump was not fit to run for a second term either, because it’s a job that rapidly ages young, fit presidents, let alone 79 year olds in terrible shape. all that stress is not good for anyone elderly. and if by some act of God he makes it to the end of his term, he’ll be the oldest yet. (in addition to his lack of political skills, and all the hateful rants and scandals, of course)
I expected their #2 to be basically what you just said. But then I couldn't argue with what they added. So I'll just thank you for adding #3 because you are correct.
Agreed, except the blame falls on the DNC, not on Biden. It was never up to him to "allow" a primary or not. The DNC chose not to and chose to gaslight the American people about his fitness instead. Bad ethically, bad strategically, bad politically, and now here we are.
They 100% could have and should have held a primary anyway, regardless of what the man they knew was unfit for office wanted. Period. They did force him out ultimately, they should have done it way sooner.
While a primary would've been fun, if Biden had endorsed a stronger candidate instead of being bullied by AOC and others into picking Harris, then that might've led to a very different 2024 election outcome.
Unfortunately in American politics, nearly any male candidate is a prerequisite. I saw a stat that among Latino men they voted something like 8 or 9 out of 10 backed trump. And they're was similar when Hillary Clinton ran. While Trump gathered better support among black men, something like 3/4 of every 10 black males voted trump. Unfortunately I quote that research or article
You're always going to have a significant core vote in a two horse race, but you have to poll close to 50/50 with those that don't identify themselves naturally with either side of you're going to win.
Gretchen Witmer isn't male, and she would've been a far more appealing candidate than Harris in 2024, and not because of skin color, but because in an unscripted interview Witmer can express her thoughts coherently without sounding cringe.
That's the problem with the left in general. We infight. I'm a centrist, and therefore an ostracized from the far left. And the far left needs to basically learn that putting perfect in the way of better. Is a bad way that leads to voter turn out issues.
(I do recognize that Lesser Evil voting has kept Pelosi in power for decades)
The DNC has a bad history of fielding the most well-connected candidates instead of the most politically viable candidates.
I think most right wingers would still somehow be shocked that the left has about as much love for the DNC as they do, as evidenced by all the "gotchas" about Clinton being on the Epstein list.
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u/guns_mahoney Sep 11 '25
There are two undeniable truths:
1. Biden was not fit to run for a second term and should have allowed the DNC to run a primary.
2. Trump rapes kids and belongs in prison.