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Biden is a good candidate. He hasn't been impeached yet, unlike his competitor during this same time in his term; he hasn't started a coup on his own country, and the fact that he's experienced at the job he's applying to is actually a good thing (displayed by the passing of both the CHIPs act and the IRA despite not having complete control of congress). Hilary was actually a significantly better candidate than Trump(very obvious in hindsight for many), but Trump had the advantage of Russian support and the fact that it was uncertain how he would act as president. Once voters found out how Trump is as a president, they turned away from him in droves as evidenced by the fact that he's the first president to lose reelection in 20 years, and Republicans have lost every election since Trump was voted in.
Biden ain't perfect, but man he's a huge upgrade compared to Trump.
…the bar is in hell.
Way to ignore the rest of his fucking comment, douchebag.
No,these are just some very simple, and objective comparisons that can be made because the alternative is someone literally below the bar that is in hell.
CHIPS ACT, Inflation Reduction Act, supporting unions are some more important things Biden has assisted with.
If we're talking about candidate for president, then easily Biden is the best choice. Why would the DNC even think about not picking Biden as the candidate when Americans voted him in already, and he hasn't shit the bed? Not only that, this is a literal repeat of the election Biden won, against the exact same opponent with the EXACT same platform and message. I should emphasize, Trump LOST his reelection something that hasn't happened since HW Bush in '92 and yet Trump lost because he was so bad. So here we are a president running for reeelection in which there's a history of presidents mainly winning their reelection campaigns. It seems like a no brainer, run Biden unless he messes up soon (since closer to election time, the calculus becomes harder to figure out).
In regards to my point 2, We tried something new with Trump and it was a train wreck. Having experience for a job is always a plus, when compared to someone that knows nothing/very little. I agree Biden isn't exactly my cup of tea (voted for Bernie), but he's not crap compared to other Democrats, and against Trump there's not contest. But we're passed deciding whether we need to change out Biden, that decision point was back during the primary.
Point three, Neither of those bills are modest and especially not with the current political atmosphere. Some R politicians are literally saying that Biden stole the election and has committed impeachable actions, they've been acting and voting with that in mind. The CHIPs act voted with overwhelming republican disapproval. So doesn't seem like a no brainer decision for Republicans which makes it rather surprising that it passed in general. Same thing with the Inflation Reduction Act which is the biggest spending bill for the environment for US and world history. Republicans overwhelming voted against it in the House and Senate as well.
Half of the passengers are actively shooting holes into the ship. I don't think there's a human alive that could right it. There is no Ideal Candidate who can fix all these problems in one term - probably not even in two. So I don't get why we're holding Biden to this impossible standard where conservatives create problems faster than anyone can solve them, but then we hold Biden solely responsible for the both the cleanup and the progress we should have made in the meantime, but then we also won't afford him the benefit of "helping." In your words, "he was far from alone in that," well why should he be?
Yeah he's better than a literal facist who is currently making Nazi speeches and has promised to jail all his political opponents. What an incredibly high bar for Biden to stumble over!
Having your party position be "Bite your tongue and vote for our shit candidate to prevent the end of democracy" is not a winning position. It's a terrible strategy guaranteed to lead to less voter turnout.
People voted for Biden during the primary election. We had Bernie, Warren, Pete and others who LOST to Biden so many Democrats feel he was better than others. Biden is a good candidate minus his age, which becomes slightly irrelevant compared to Trump. Biden has been aggressive in talking about how he has been supporting job creation,unions and getting laws passed despite the current GOP. The "Bite your tongue..." Argument is one of many Biden has (and doesn't like to use because it of course doesn't look as great as others)