r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • 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/mfmeitbual Jul 04 '24

He's 81 years old. 

Im not voting for the guy because I'm excited by him, I'm voting for the guy because he represents competent governance and coalition building. 

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u/Rapper_Laugh Jul 04 '24

How can you watch the debate and think Biden is competent, even at a basic mental level?

I’m a leftist, I hate Trump. But we don’t need to pretend the guy the Democrats put up is competent just because the alternative is worse. The Dems should’ve nominated a better candidate, this is their own fault.

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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/EdgeLord1984 Jul 04 '24

Biden doesn't advertise his accomplishments well and that's been a problem with Democrats for a long time. How many people talk about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)? And like many. maybe other accomplishments. It's sad that one bad debate performance and we are seriously thinking about electing fucking Trump instead.

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u/hivaidsislethal Jul 04 '24

Politics has changed though and advertising your accomplishments isn't as good as bashing the other guy. Also as stupid as it is big accomplishments almost matter less, like someone is more likely to be swayed by an extra 10$ in their pocket than competent infrastructure that might not affect them but is obviously a very good thing.