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[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What i dont get about Biden running again is that there seemed to be like no democratic race to the candidacy? Or did it just completely fall flat in international media? I know Trump went late to the Reps race and then dominated it, but there was already Cruz and some candidates that tried to win on a "Trump is best" kinda position.

But for the Dems there seemed to be not even a real discussion to send anyone but Biden.

How can people be fine with this? How can the "best" both parties have to offer be more or less mentally unstable men that are clearly too old to lead a country and have a realistic chance of dying in office? How come the Dems have not understood after 2016 and 2020 that they need to stop being a right wing neoliberal party that fucks over poor people just slightly slower than the Reps?

[–] abraxas@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Running against Biden meant throwing out the biggest indicator for success against a "worst case scenario" opposition candidate. Incumbency is worth all the young guns waiting 4 years for their shot. Despite what you may have heard, nobody in DNC is more likely to win 2024 than Biden despite all the baggage and Republican hate.

[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago

Again, Biden is 81 years old. Talking about "young guns" seems a bit off, when the next generation is like in their 50s and 60s, which is more of the usual age for country running politicians.

It is perfectly expected for Biden to simply die of old age or become permanently disabled in office, because that is what people in their 80s do. One bad cold and it could be over for him. That is an insane risk to take for a nation like the US. And just because the republicans are insane fascists, the democrats shouldn't be trying to meet them in insanity.