• Empricorn@feddit.nl
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    2 months ago

    “Keep Biden in until after the election then scoot Harris in under the 25th amendment”

    That’s the worst possible plan, IMO. Biden can lead, I would be fine with him being president for another 4 years. The issue is he can’t win against Donald Trump. He was behind in all swing states, and that was before the debate, multiple gaffes and speech mistakes, moments of confusion and freezing, etc…

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      2 months ago

      I’m worried too but polls aren’t everything and aren’t always right. Trump is leading Biden within the margin of error in virtually every poll. Trump has been campaigning non-stop for almost 10 years, who can else beat him at this point, but the Democrat who actually beat him four years ago, and who won the Democratic primary?

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        2 months ago

        Democrats need to be winning by 3-4% in the popular vote to overcome the electoral college bias. Maybe he’s squeaking by in the popular vote isn’t enough to win.

        who can else beat him at this point, but the Democrat who actually beat him four years ago

        50 other Democrats, like Joe Biden himself said. This isn’t a close election because people love Joe Biden, it’s because they hate Donald Trump. Trump isn’t some electoral force of nature, he’s a weak candidate who’s had the fortune to run against another weak candidate (now and in 2016). There isn’t a big focus on “double-haters” in normal elections. Most people don’t want these candidates.