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Is it wrong to want Joe to have The Big Sleep..... soon.
It's insane to me that there isn't an age cutoff of the standard retirement age for the highest-level job in the country.
If the party steps him down now, it'd be the responsible thing to do but it'd show weakness and go back on everything they've been saying (that he's fine) and they seem too arrogant to do that. Plus the fickle media/voters would probably label the party as unstable (which maybe they are) and lose them the election.
If they leave him on and he dies soon, the party looks stupid for not standing him down sooner and if he dies after winning there would be a lot of talk about the intention of getting the VP in as president without people voting for them.. another issue with their entire system of voting for the "president" and not the party/policies.
If they leave him on and he keeps kicking and wins, you'd have to trust that serious people are actually running the country and he's just rolled out to flub through speeches and shake some hands. If he loses then they have 4 more years of a cartoon-supervillain president assuming he lives through them.
I don't see a way back for the USA from the crips vs bloods level of division their people are in plus their need to make politics into entertainment. The hero-worshipping of their politicians is baffling to me. They're politicians!
This is essentially the scenario if Biden wins. He's been in politics long enough to know how things work and what can be done through which channels. He's good at putting experience people in the right positions in his cabinet. He's got contacts and is still very much a 'Statesman'. I doubt he has a strong guiding hand in many of the policies, but rather acts in an advisory capacity.
Trump is the exact opposite, where he has no idea what he's doing BUT wants to be involved.
Best case scenario, Biden wins, governs for a while, resigns and Harris is Pres until end of term. Her legal background might make her much ruthless than Biden in dealing with Trump and his ilk.
I can't imagine wanting to do a job that big at that age. If I make it to 80 I would like zero responsibility thank you, time to potter around or travel or whatever fun looks like in the moment. Not running a bloody country.
Both candidates are unfit. The looser of the next election is America.
fuck the dems are shit at campaigning
the team should be spending their time attacking trump and the gop, not infighting
that will leave Joe to run his own campaign
and when joe wins after a year or so he can resign and kamala can take over
I've never been interested in American politics but this one's a doozy. I don't think Joe's gonna make it which leaves the clown in charge. Again.
the problem as I see it is Trump could have a stroke on stage and his people would still vote from him. President Biden sadly cant rely on insanity of his supporters, the downside of being the "good" guy I suppose.
You don't keep the tired player on the field. You send out the fresh legs to kick the winning goal.
Biden?
Ah ha
I'd prefer Donnie to drop dead instead.
You mean the Tangerine Shit Gibbon
Amongst many other colourful descriptions, yes.
Yeah true but I wanna see someone competent to whip his arse in the election. I wanna see sore loser.
I think he would go more bonkers if he loses to Biden twice. Losing to another person won't hurt his ego as much.