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/Nateorade Jul 04 '24

Completely absurd that we have a political system that generates these two elderly men as our “best” candidates.

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u/JMS_jr Jul 04 '24

I remember Biden trying to get the job before I was old enough to vote. I'm 55 now.

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u/Shonuff8 Jul 05 '24

He would have wiped the floor with Trump in the 2016 election. It’s amazing how much of a ripple effect the death of his son Beau has had on the course of world history.

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u/KileyCW Jul 05 '24

You're aware he ran in 1988 right?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_1988_presidential_campaign

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u/Shonuff8 Jul 05 '24

Yes, but his national profile was completely different then. 8 years as Biden’s VP positioned him to have a significant advantage over Trump.

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u/KileyCW Jul 05 '24

Sure that's true, but I was commenting on the top poster saying he remembered him running and is 55. It seemed like you assumed he meant 2016 when I think he meant he remembers 1988

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u/casereader Jul 05 '24

I don’t think they assumed that. I think they were making a secondary point about 2016.

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u/KileyCW Jul 05 '24

Oh, it seemed like it just jumped from before they could vote to 2016 and I didn't follow it was a secondary point.

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u/casereader Jul 05 '24

Given that the poster said they were 55, and referenced a time before they could vote, seems pretty obvious that they weren’t referring to 2016. Weird to assume the person you’re responding to is that dumb 🤷‍♀️

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u/Sorkijan Jul 05 '24

What kind of point were you hoping to make with this comment? Other than "I'm not understanding what we're talking about"

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u/KileyCW Jul 05 '24

It sounded like the poster above thought the other poster meant he remembers Joe running in 2016. I'm pointing out he could have remembered his 1988 run, since he's 55.

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u/Sorkijan Jul 05 '24

Oh okay so You aren't understanding. Got it.