The problem with Biden is that very visible problems are being pinned on him (some legit, others not). The southern border is a big one with many people since people are flooding over. I don't believe it's at the levels Republicans claim, but it is a problem. Trump's solution was a wall, which is terrible and expensive, so it's not like he was any better, but there's got to be something that can be done.
Gotta be honest I never hated the wall idea and think it'll probably be effective in controlling
where people cross, if not how they cross, which helps us consolidate border control efforts. The fact of the matter is that Mexico is completely incapable of enforcing anything, and doesn't seem to want to if they could, so we're on our own. The "something than can be done" is getting Mexico and other Central American countries to quit messing around and do something.
Inflation and the economy are being pinned on Biden too, which isn't exactly his fault. The problem is, Biden has promoted "Bidenomics" which hasn't exactly worked as intended. Yes, people have jobs and the unemployment rate is low, but things are incredibly expensive across the board and people can't see to afford things like cars or homes. While the economy isn't solely Biden's fault, his branding of it didn't help his image.
People are too impatient with "the economy" and love to pin it on the "president" rather than on policy. They have very short memories and little knowledge of global events and how they effect us here at home. A lot of Biden's policy on inflation will only come into effect throughout 2024 and notable comparisons won't be able to be made until 2025, after the election, at which point people will immediately associate the results with whatever president is in office.
I think Biden's biggest problem is still his age and his mental capacity. I know the White House has said numerous times Biden is healthy and mentally competent, but I see way too many similarities between Biden and second-term Reagan to believe that. He seems like he's in mental decline, which makes sense, considering he's under enormous stress and is old. That right there is enough for me not to want to vote for him. The problem is Trump has mental issues too, but not in the way of dementia, his are more manic and could even be considered schizophrenic given how he's living in a delusional reality.
He's old as hell but that is not an existential threat to America. We've got written legal methods of dealing with that. Vice presidents taking over for the rest of the term has happened before, no big deal, as long as we've got people in the system who actually care about following rules.
With a straight face you're comparing an old man to an evil man in the same paragraph. Obviously not every post can be a scholarly article but any mental "issues" that either of these two candidates have are not even remotely comparable. One of them is old, the other one is sick and twisted and dangerous.
The fact that Trump won Iowa and that Biden will be the Democratic Party's nominee is problematic at best and downright tragic at worst. We're also left with the very real possibility if Biden wins, he dies in office and we have to have Kamala Harris as president, who would be awful.
Somehow, the 2024 election seems categorically worse than the 2020 election.
The fact Trump won Iowa just proves that the Republican party dug its own hole and has completely lost control of its constituency. The Party is completely lost and is at the mercy of liars and scoundrels, aka your neighbor up there in small-town Michigan. And Biden ever getting the nomination during 2020 is likewise further proof that the Democratic Party just cannot find a broadly appealing candidate worth a damn.
Frankly, I don't think Democratic voters know what they want. There are a lot of "moderate" Democrats, whatever the hell that means, basically suburban parents who are spineless and afraid to offend any of their neighbors, which is why they can't fathom sticking a Bernie Sanders et al sign in their yard. And speaking of Bernie Sanders, I'm not sure how many people realized that the old man looks like Bill Clinton compared to his actual core supporters, most of whom are as near to communists as you can get without being abducted by the CIA. All those moderate Democrats were horrified by Bernie "Bill Clinton" Sanders, and I don't think it was because almost every word out of his mouth was pure truth, but because of
his supporters who are largely jobless and unshowered Woodstock hippies. Practically speaking, Sanders would not have been able to do anything differently than Biden has done, although his words would've been vastly more coherent. Instead, the Democratic Party promoted the inoffensive guy which was not the correct choice. What they should've done is rallied around Sanders, and somehow separated the man and his policies from his idealistic Bolshevik supporters. Technically Sanders was highly agreeable but he was being dragged down by a bunch of college kids who honestly still probably haven't graduated all these years later. Or maybe they've gone back for a third Masters in something else that can't pay the bills. The only upside to Biden over Sanders is that at least Biden didn't completely destroy the Party like Trump did his.
Screw it, Bernie Sanders 2024 lfg.
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