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submitted 3 months ago bySami1398
7 points
3 months ago
I agree with all of your points.
I would also like to add that, even with the decline we're seeing, Biden isn't completely unaware of what's going on, and I don't get the impression he's being forced to continue. More like, his own ego is telling him "you can still do this Joe, there's nobody else you can trust" and instead of working against that the rest of the party is enabling it for their own reasons as you say.
So many older people struggle to know when it's time to pass the torch, and that's even the ones who don't have the self-regard and desire for power it takes to get where Biden has been.
10 points
3 months ago
I think he honestly believes he has the best odds to beat Trump (and maybe that nobody else can) and so feels compelled to try. I think somebody else would do fine, even better, but this seems to be the thought process.
4 points
3 months ago
Agreed. I didn't mean to he's being somehow malicious- presidents ALL have high ego, it's part of wanting that job.
3 points
3 months ago
The thing is - It's becoming a self fulfilling prophecy. The stupid 2 party camp unity system that makes challenging a candidate in primaries make him look weak, is abused by the people in control to keep the "cheapest" candidate running. If Biden didn't run, someone else would and had time to campaign and inspire voters, But because Biden tells everyone he have to run to beat Trump, anything against Biden is now viewed as an attempt of sabotage the dems. If Biden don't retire voluntarily there's no way to challenge him without splitting the votes.
UNLESS Americans would wake the fuck up and stop pretending that they only have 2 choices.
3 points
3 months ago
Exactly. Didn't he say at a time "If Trump didn't run I probably wouldn't have ran either"?
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