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fujiyamasan

(222 posts)
19. Yep, he's hurting his legacy by repeating this constantly
Fri May 9, 2025, 01:57 AM
May 9

It actually feels a bit insulting and gaslighting to be honest. I wish he had not taken the party’s relatively strong midterm performance as a sign that he should run again. Even then exit polls showed he shouldn’t.

Biden’s average approval rating at the end of his term was somewhere under 40%. That’s not something that would have won him reelection. He was trailing Trump in almost every poll even before the debate and the performance reinforced any negative preconceptions people had about his age.

Does any of this excuse the medias lack of coverage of trumps own obvious cognitive deterioration? Absolutely not, but this doesn’t change the fact that unfortunately, Biden at the time of the election, was a deeply unpopular president, in spite of being very effective.

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Denial is a very strong defense, difficult to overcome. Fiendish Thingy May 8 #1
Yes... Woodycall May 8 #15
Biden didn't say he was running again until April 2023 Seasider May 11 #22
His announcement, whenever he chose to make it, should have been to confirm he wasn't running Fiendish Thingy May 11 #23
She would have won had Musk not intervened. Autumn May 8 #2
Agreed obamanut2012 May 8 #4
Polls and prediction sites said otherwise though Polybius May 8 #9
Except Maye's boy couldn't manipulate asses to couches... Montauk6 May 8 #10
In his rambling interviews Trump has said twice, Elon rigged the election. Autumn May 8 #17
I suspect that President Joe would have lost Vogon_Glory May 8 #3
Agree. Between the cognitive decline stuff and inflation, he could not win. nt Blasphemer May 8 #7
Don't forget voter suppression. Same Old dog, Same Old Tricks, from the Jim Crow days until right now. usonian May 8 #5
If he stayed in, campaign opposition commercials would have continually highlighted his halting debate performance andym May 8 #6
Agreed. Ray Bruns May 8 #12
I think misogyny, Joe, not racism. malthaussen May 8 #8
Hillary beat Trump by several million popular votes in 2016. maddiemom May 8 #13
It was a combination of everything Tree Lady May 8 #11
Theiir act is getting old, though. We now know what to expect. Too bad it's too late for POTUS election ... CTyankee May 8 #14
Should have kept your word about being a bridge, Joe HereForTheParty May 8 #16
Yes Woodycall May 8 #18
Yep, he's hurting his legacy by repeating this constantly fujiyamasan May 9 #19
Totally agree Polybius May 9 #20
No one believes he would have won iemanja May 10 #21
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