Joe Biden of the day

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    I think the core problem is that many Americans conflate Biden being old and incoherent with him being unable to competently run the country. That may be unfair since in reality the USA isn't actually a dictatorship run by one guy but good luck explaining that to your average American.

    And Biden is not going to get any younger or more coherent, making it a serious challenge for him to change anyone's mind. In fact he's limited in doing the typical things a candidate would do to improve his popularity. He hasn't even given an interview yet since the debate.

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    • So without a doubt he's better than Trump on the merits but how do you win the election?yuekit
    • He has powers like no other human:
      veto power, direct command of military, exec. order power (and ability to remove them), pardon and reprievement power etc      PonyBoy
    • AND... using your logic... "the USA isn't actually a dictatorship" — Why fear Trump then?
      <3      PonyBoy
    • Get all that shit out of your heads. He is called 'the most powerful man on the planet' for a reason.
      Swap him the fuck out FAST.      PonyBoy
    • "Why fear Trump then?" Because the people around Trump are just as bad if not worse.yuekit
    • But yeah you're not wrong, it could be a major issue on the substance too. I'm just talking about why it's so damaging politically.yuekit
    • No US president was ever the most powerful man on earth. That's just the American "exceptionalism" talking. People like Putin have more power since they...CyBrainX
    • run a country as an autocrat.CyBrainX
    • Yes, get hung up on your personal angst w/fairly accurate terminology... Go Biden I guess...PonyBoy
    • Yeah go Biden...go away :) I want him gone too. What I was trying to say is I don't think the things people are most concerned about, like inflation, have muchyuekit
    • to do with Biden's age, but people will probably make that connection anyway.yuekit
    • No one has more power and influence over the world than the US President. Simple truth. It’s literally the most important job in the world
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    • Most Americans don’t understand why that’s a a true statement. But their ignorance doesn’t make it untrue.
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    • But that's just not true. Do you think Biden still wants an electoral college, Trump being named king by the Supreme Court, The GOP House voting down his...CyBrainX
    • immigration bill, etc. Putin and Shih don't have these problems. They don't even have to worry about elections.CyBrainX
    • Even with national security issues, it's often the top advisors who are handling this rather than the president. The Chief of Staff and National Securityyuekit
    • Advisor (who most Americans couldn't name if you held a gun to their head) handle much of the day to day decision making. Doesn't mean the president isn'tyuekit
    • important or that you want an 80 something president, but it's definitely not just one person.yuekit
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