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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Elderly narcissist continues to be narcissistic.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 3 months ago (7 children)

“When Trump was running again for reelection, I really thought I had the best chance of beating him,” Biden said of his decision to run in 2020. “But I also wasn’t looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old. And so I did talk about passing the baton.”

So then why the fuck didn't you let a proper primary happen grandpa!? Why didn't you step the fuck down sooner!?

(Insert goose chasing meme here)

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In a world where we could have stopped doing the fascists' work for them by calling him old and senile and attacking him at every step? Yeah. I think he would have. Americans like old white guys who enable genocide. Americans hate women. Especially brown women.

That said? I also think we needed the "We have a better choice" of Kamala and the real problem is just that people don't fucking care enough to vote.

So for all my many many many many problems with how the Democrats have handled the election and the fallout of it... I'll give a mulligan on this.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Just FYI, he didn't say it unprompted but was literally asked if he thought he would:

“It’s presumptuous to say that, but I think yes,” Biden said when asked if he believes he could have won the November election. The president based his assertion on his review of election polling. He conceded, however, that larger questions remained about his ability to complete another four year term.

“When Trump was running again for reelection, I really thought I had the best chance of beating him,” Biden said of his decision to run in 2020. “But I also wasn’t looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old. And so I did talk about passing the baton.”

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The phrase "could have won" carrying a lot of water there. Yes, in theory a golden retriever could have won (and, in my opinion, should have won) against Trump. But a lot of stars were going to have to align given July/August polling and Biden's public image.

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[–] [email protected] 113 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sure grandpa, let's get you to bed.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago

Lmao exactly what I thought when opening this thread

[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 months ago

Not after that first debate you wouldn’t have

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