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[–] [email protected] 49 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Biden is going to lose the election isn't he?

Fuck.

[–] Fredselfish 38 points 10 months ago (4 children)

What I fear. Biden just weak and his presidency been meh. I will vote for him but will enough people do the same in the states that count.

[–] workerONE 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

The infrastructure bill was a big accomplishment. With that said, I don't really care for his personality and all I wanted was healthcare reform (single payer, etc) which we didn't get.

[–] Railing5132 13 points 10 months ago

and all I wanted was healthcare reform (single payer, etc) which we didn't get.

Manchin and (especially) Sinema made that impossible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] spader312 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I am voting for him again because I don't want trump or any other of the Republican candidates as my president. But could we have a better democratic candidate? Definitely

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There's a very real chance the vice president ends up taking charge, Biden does look like he could die of old age any day now

[–] spader312 9 points 10 months ago

Here's to hoping he gets a new VP lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If there is anyone the public likes less than Biden. It is Kamala Harris

Holy shit, has she done anything at all for 4 years?

[–] Agrivar 3 points 10 months ago

has she done anything at all for 4 years?

avoid media scrutiny?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Could we, though? Who would you propose would be better without scaring off swing voters who are more afraid of imaginary socialism than real fascism?

[–] dumpsterlid 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean that is the narrative right, we have to go with a centrist because it might scareee people to give them universal healthcare.

The reality is that in a lot of cases Biden is to the right of the majority of the US on issues. Take the Israeli genocide of Palestinians, it is extremely unpopular to support it right now among US voters (especially younger ones) but I am sure the media narrative is that oh we can't say no to Israel, that would doom Biden for being too leftist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Calling it a "narrative" doesn't make it not true. It wouldn't have taken very many people voting differently for Trump to have win last time, and that's without swing voters' goldfish memories fucking things up.

[–] workerONE 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah, I think he's been an okay president, and he could serve another term. I also don't think Trump should have that power.

[–] RubberElectrons 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He's done some good environmental stuff. But we'll see 😬

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

And I think it's one more thing that Poland will copy from US. People got super exited when the right wing government lost the election but my prediction has always been that the "progressive" government will be extremely meh and in 4 years they will lose anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

We have never had a good president, not in my lifetime.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It is way past time to start a new country.