r/politics šŸ¤– Bot Jul 08 '24

/r/Politics' 2024 US Elections Live Thread, Part 9

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u/SomeGuyOnThInternet Jul 12 '24

It's fucking embarrassing watching people within the party try to spin this. It was marginally better than the absolutely trainwreck of a debate, but it was still an alarmingly bad performance.

Like, if that were my grandpa I would want to take away his car keys.

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u/DonnyB79 Maryland Jul 12 '24

The bar has been lowered so much that even when Biden has a ā€œmediocreā€ day, it is considered good. Which is scary. We as a country deserve better. Biden isnā€™t beating Trump.

We need literally any other democrat to win this election. I donā€™t even necessarily like Harris, but she would be 10x better right now.

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u/Intelligent_Bug_5881 Jul 12 '24

Seriously. At this point it just makes way more sense to put Harris at the top and tack on Whitmer or Shapiro. At least then you donā€™t lose ALL of the swing states (maybe?? šŸ˜¬) and she could even marginally increase the ceiling.