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Biden’s “Democracy” Defense Ignores Un-Democratic Way He Became the Nominee (truthout.org)

submitted 4 months ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/politics

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[–] The_Che_Banana 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Incumbent President almost always runs unopposed. That being said, he ran as the adult in the room to get us back from the right, and was NOT expected to run for reelection.

I am still going to vote for the D nominee out of pure spite for the right...but something has to give, there needs to be voting reform before the next general which incluudes ranked choice or at some point the choices will ne worse than this time around.

[–] Truck_kun 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Incumbent President almost always runs unopposed. That being said, he ran as the adult in the room to get us back from the right, and was NOT expected to run for reelection.

True enough, but I also don't think during the 2020 election, anybody thought that if Trump lost, at practically 80 years old, he would be the R candidate in the 2024 election as well.

I honestly wish the right wasn't so regressive, crazy, and having such a hold on half the country. I'd love to vote for someone else for president, but the risk of the right winning is just too damaging.

[–] The_Che_Banana 3 points 4 months ago

It was the Dems initiative to get someone else to go but just did nothing but ride the coattails

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That being said, he ran as the adult in the room to get us back from the right, and was NOT expected to run for reelection.

I don't know where this idea started, it's certainly something I expected him to do.

[–] t3rmit3 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

From his campaign saying it in 2019 and 2022, though he avoided making it a promise (not that a promise would mean anything coming from a politician anyways).

This was explicitly used as an argument to boost him over other younger candidates in the 2020 primary field.

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 6 points 4 months ago

Interesting; granted it seems to be a campaign advisor's opinion stated as-if it were fact so I'd wager that's probably more bad reporting than it is a campaign promise.