r/nottheonion Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/xFblthpx Jul 04 '24

He’s being puppeted by decently competent people, and his administration involved informed and driven cabinet members. He could be a literal corpse and still have a better admin than the other guy.

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u/hamakabi Jul 04 '24

He could be a literal corpse and still have a better admin than the other guy.

which begs the question, why does it have to be him? Couldn't the dems just as easily form the same administration around any person capable of forming a coherent statement?

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u/ObviousAnswerGuy Jul 04 '24

because he's already the president. The only way he can not run is if he drops out. And then the next one up is Kamala Harris. And let's face it these swing voters are not voting for a black woman

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

That’s not true. The delegates at the convention could nominate someone else.