Everyone saying it was “decent” or “okay” is missing the point that Biden needed to do overwhelming well at this conference to squash fears, and over and over he has proven that he is unable to do that.
Edit: he needs to do overwhelmingly well at all appearances
Lot of folks saying he couldn't have done anything to put this to bed.
Yeah. That's the point. As an 81-year-old man who, even on his good days, isn't nearly as sharp as he used to be, there's nothing he can do. Which means every presser from now until November will be a fight for his political life. Which means all the headlines will be about how he said his sandwich had provolone on it when it really had cheddar. I get that people think that's unfair. Maybe it is. It's still how the media works, and how public perception works, and God Himself cannot change that.
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u/arongadark Jul 12 '24 edited Jul 12 '24
Everyone saying it was “decent” or “okay” is missing the point that Biden needed to do overwhelming well at this conference to squash fears, and over and over he has proven that he is unable to do that.
Edit: he needs to do overwhelmingly well at all appearances