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I'm a lifelong Dem, have voted only Democratic for 50 years, and this is the first time in my life that I've been furious at a Democratic politician. (I'm a couple years too young to have been angry at LBJ in realtime.) After listening to the pod with Ezra I now have more Dems to be angry at.
My thinking is, if Biden stays in and loses to Trump, it will set back the Democratic party at least 10 years. This at a time when they have the opportunity to consolidate their recent wins and build an eve…
I feel you. The first presidential election I voted in was in '76. I voted for Carter and I've voted Dem ever since. For me, it's all about beating Trump in November. I'll vote for Biden, Harris or any other Dem. These Dem politicians Ezra refers to who are willing to tolerate a Trump victory rather than push Biden to do better or get out nauseate me. If Biden can do better he needs to show that now!
He has. He's given several good speeches since. Has hosted the NATO summit and gave a good speech at the end. You won't hear that in the news. He is respected by foreign leaders, but he's never been a great speaker, like Obama or Clinton. He has been an excellent President. Probably one of the best.
Trump spouts nonsense all the time and Republicans praise him so the voters think he is great. Democrats stab a candidate in the back the second their candidate gets bad press.
Honestly... are you concerned about the next debate? Will you be going in with confidence that Biden is going to crush it? Biden had already lost a step back in 2020 and it gets worse every year. Not his fault that's just life. Prior to the debate I tune into Biden events fingers crossed thinking "Please don't F up". Half the time I couldn't watch out of anxiety. The Stephanopoulos interview wasn't great either and if there wasn't a problem he would be out front in the public eye giving interviews and this would have been squashed days ago.
Again, I disagree. The media coverage may be unfair, but that's just the way it is. Trump's stupidity and venality is already baked in, but he does not look weak. Biden looks feeble and out of touch. If Biden can't show in a meaningful way (i.e., real Q&A with reporters not scripted interviews) I fear he's going to lose.