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[–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Joe Biden has the authority to resign. Joe Biden can choose to not run in 2024. If he cared about preserving democracy, he would let someone more electible take his place.

If things go wrong, it's the fault of the people in power.

[–] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 32 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Joe Biden has already beat Donald Trump in an election. More electable makes no sense in this context.

The only way Biden could lose is if some of the people who voted for him last time, after everything that's happened since Trump lost the election, decide 'ehh, that Trump guy wasn't so bad, let's give him another shot' and decide not to vote against Trump.

[–] rDrDr@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Biden won an election during Covid lockdown where he wasn’t expected to actually campaign. I don’t think he can win again. It’s sad, but he’s an awful candidate.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 11 months ago

But he did campaign. And people showed up to his campaign stops. Where are you getting your information from?

[–] Spiralvortexisalie@lemmy.world -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

"Who might not"

Do you know how chance works?

[–] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Biden will not win a rematch IMO. I think most of the career dems know that.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Your opinion is not worthy of debate. Let's talk real numbers, policy, and potential outcomes based on said numbers and policies.

[–] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

The people who plug their ears at the notion of going 3rd party are the same dorks who got "blindsided" when Trump won in 2016.

If the Dems run Biden, I genuinely think it will be Trump. I do not want it to be Trump.

Enough of the older lemmy crowd seem to ignore the fact that the zooms have like 8-9(?) years of eligible voters who are all decently pissed about the middle east. We keep seeing record turnouts amongst the youth each/every year. So like...I just hate to see that most of the responses were of the "who tf cares what they do? they won't vote either way" is lame as shit.

If you genuinely all think this is gunna be a slam dunk for Biden, why not run a different/younger candidate? If anybody can beat Trump, why Biden specifically? I'm only 3rd party if it's Biden again, not a threat. I just can't reasonably vote for him or Trump. I won't do it.

Tell Joe to pass on the torch to somebody w/ an active pulse and I'll take the DNC a bit more seriously.. Obviously pushing to the right isn't fucking working because the other dorks are voting R regardless.

Give me a real candidate. Anybody under the age 59 (fuck you Kamala) and you've got my vote.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The incumbent president has only lost 10 times in US history (and one of those was Trump). Biden already beat Trump once. Who has a better resume than that?

Seriously. Tell us a name.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention Biden actually had a great run and got a shitload done, but this is what you get when you have 24/7 banana republic propaganda blaring in people's homes.

[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id -1 points 11 months ago

Also Lemmy itself. This place is a cesspool of mis and disinformation. I come here to waste a little time mindlessly doom-scrolling and shouting into the void, not because I actually think that I'll find informed, intelligent and insightful comments.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 11 months ago

Why isn't he electable? He was already elected. Are you saying he's old? Trump is 3 years younger. Before Biden, Trump was the oldest president of all time.