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Biden supporters mostly back him in 2024 election because they oppose Trump, poll finds
(www.theguardian.com)
Good thing they conducted a poll to figure this out
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If Biden loses, which i think he will, i hope the Dems take it as a reflection opportunity and actually field someone who people like in 2028.
if there is an election in 2028
Edit: if you're going to downvote, at least reply explaining why
If Biden wins why would they change a working strategy in 2028? They can do it again! Or maybe they can field Hillary Clinton again. We all loved Hillary.
I want to hope along with you but if they didn't reflect on themselves after '16 you can bet you bottom dollar they either never will or they have a different idea of what success looks like than what you or i can grok
Albert Einstein often gets misquoted as saying "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result."
What he actually said was "the definition of insanity is whatever the hell the DNC "leadership" is doing."
Anyone they field will support Israel, so if that's the sticking point, no help there.
Spoiler - they won't.
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"People voting for watching paint dry instead of poking sticks in their eyes appear to be mostly motivated by avoiding sticks...in their eyes."
It's more like getting slowly poked in the eye or quickly poked in the eye.
The only reason I'm voting for him is that he's not trump.
I'm not voting for Biden, I'm voting against trump
Just like I didn't vote Biden in 2020, I voted bye Don.
That's what democracy is like pretty much everywhere.
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Isn't this the general sad state of democracy? Specially in America and it's 2 party system?
Rarely people get to vote for whom they want, they vote against the one they dislike/fear the most
You can choose compromised cult dictator rapist or genocide profiteering this election.
Important to note that the cult dictator part is exclusive to one party, while the genocide is baked in to the entire system. Nobody who doesn't support Israel will ever be a viable candidate in either party.
I'd say the main reason Trump doesn't fall under the latter category currently is lack of opportunity. He'd absolutely try to profit - likely personally and from both sides - in the Israel/Palestine conflict.
He would 100% celebrate it and his following would worship him for it.
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It's the sad state of democracy in all electorates that use demonstrably shitty voting systems like first past the post. Because those force you to vote strategically.
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I thought this was an Onion article at first. Of course most people voting Biden are only doing so because the only other option is convicted felon Donald Trump.
Biden is a loser president in a loser system. But if the option is him or Insurrectionist/Felon/Rapist Donald Trump, it is the option people will vote for.