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I wouldn't count on it. The Democrats have yet again picked a terrible candidate, have you heard Joe Biden speak? I think he's starting to lose his marbles, he makes even Trump look coherent. The debates are going to be a gong-show.
It's amazing how in what is fundamentally two-party democracy (canada or US), when people are ready to gift an election to the opposing party, for some unknown reason the opposing party presents a huge turd as the leader and basically rejects the gift. It happens again and again and nobody seems to learn. Very strange.
It definitely happens in Canada too and it's a symptom of the political party apparatus adopting a life of its own, thus becoming too large and out of touch with voting interests. In the US it's exacerbated by their coupling of corporate interests into the political machine.
It's actually quite ironic because historically the founding fathers of the US were very against political parties for this exact reason.
sburns
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Biden might event forget what he is running for, plus he is very handsy with the ladies/kids...in a creepy way....(not to say Trump isn't getting side action)
The base for each party in the US is 25 to 28% of the voting population (each side having that), that means nearly half of the voting population is not in either "base". The base does not on its own create a win. To win, you need for people to not vote for your opposition (some base and mostly middle ground) more than you need to swing the other guys base to you. Trump (and the FBI) did exactly that to Clinton.
I say FBI because without Comey/FBI mentioning they were once again opening up Hillary's email investigation just prior to the to polls, if not she would have won, it just stopped people from voting for her. It was reopened due to that Weiner guy's laptop and was nothing in the end, but it stopped people from going to vote for her.
The Dems just need a non-polarizing candidate.... we will see.
I say FBI because without Comey/FBI mentioning they were once again opening up Hillary's email investigation just prior to the to polls, if not she would have won, it just stopped people from voting for her. It was reopened due to that Weiner guy's laptop and was nothing in the end, but it stopped people from going to vote for her.
The Dems just need a non-polarizing candidate.... we will see.
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And that is different than Trump?
bigpoppa
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The fact that he's not the most eloquent talker doesn't mean that he's not going to be competent in the job at best, or "not a dangerous threat to the world" at worst.
Geezuz, I don't know how anyone could suggest he'd be worse than the current occupant of the white house. He's spent the last 4 years proving that he's both not the most eloquent talker either, but certainly not competent.
sburns
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Most of what Trump does is just $hittalking, just nonsense to ruffle the other side, and keep his people invested in him. It's a interesting strategy even if it's outward appearance doesn't display well/or pushes people away with negativity. Even if you are totally opposed to him, he is hard not to notice or ignore. Not defending the guy at all. When he has some actual stuff to say it appears he talks from a script.
I doubt Biden really has a chance.
I doubt Biden really has a chance.
I'd sleep better at night knowing Biden was the one with control of the nuclear codes, though.
Unless he presses the wrong one by accident.
Biden is more likely to surround himself with actual experts rather than sicophants. Don't underestimate how much that might play into a national psyche in these extraordinary times. Every day Trump is showing more and more how unsuited to this job he is and more and more people are getting sick of his schtick. Come November he may have bullshitted his way out of his own position.
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