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Bucky

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9. A lot of people were thinking this in 24. But can he walk away from the job?

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 26, 2021, 09:40 AM

Jul 2021

I mean, at what point late next year or early 2023 does he get up and announce "I am a lame duck"? I mean, half the power of the presidency comes from knowing that you're gonna stick around and there's consequences for messing with you.

Doesn't make much sense giving up that power barely halfway through the job.

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Joe Biden will be [View all] Boydog Jul 2021 OP

I doubt this very, very much. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #1

Why? He can pretty much run his re-election campaign from the WH Boydog Jul 2021 #2

Because of the way he's aged between his time as VP and now. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #8

A lot of people were thinking this in 24. But can he walk away from the job? Bucky Jul 2021 #9

I remember hearing a lot of talk during the primaries that if Biden got the nod and then won, WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #12

"a lot of talk" means speculative chatter, of course. Bucky Jul 2021 #17

Yeah, these conversations were higher than rank and file, with some inside the power structure, but WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #20

I agree PatSeg Jul 2021 #24

Who did you vote for in the primaries Boydog Jul 2021 #5

Not sure how this matters. I actually had to go look it up because I couldn't remember. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #10

It's either Biden or a Republican who'll win in 2024. Drunken Irishman Jul 2021 #6

We've won elections with non-Bidens in the past Bucky Jul 2021 #11

Not a fan of a party strategy that relies on one person. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #13

Never trust "I Alone Can Fix It" Bucky Jul 2021 #32

Your reply to mine is the reality, tho. Drunken Irishman Jul 2021 #36

Incumbents have a major advantage in elections. Drunken Irishman Jul 2021 #35

You are exactly 100% correct. Boydog Jul 2021 #33

I thought we were past this ageist stuff. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #14

I dont. An incumbent had an advantage so we eould be nuts to run anyone else. Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #21

agree nt Celerity Jul 2021 #3

If he doesn't run there will be about twenty candidates again Boydog Jul 2021 #4

Man o man but they sure would be exceptional candidates LakeArenal Jul 2021 #15

I would hope not becauxe we would lose. Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #22

It will be Harris who likely wins the nom if Biden doesn't run, anyone who challenges her will get Celerity Jul 2021 #30

I'm thinking DeSantis will be the repub nominee...n/t SheilaAnn Jul 2021 #7

Savior vs DeSatan... lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #16

Oh, it definitely would be..LOL. n/t SheilaAnn Jul 2021 #18

DeathSentence is killing his own voters IronLionZion Jul 2021 #29

I'm not sure about this, but I am sure that if he doesn't, Kamala will be our nominee. MoonRiver Jul 2021 #19

And then the question is this...can a woman win the presidency in this day and age. Can Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #23

I get tired of being called the rust belt. murielm99 Jul 2021 #25

I don't know either, but it scares me. We must get in front of this ASAP. MoonRiver Jul 2021 #26

Biden will run Tadpole Raisin Jul 2021 #27

Joe Biden my be fast approaching 80, but he has hit the job running as if he were half that DFW Jul 2021 #28

Isn't it a little premature to discuss who's running in 2024? SarcasticSatyr Jul 2021 #31

It's a message board. C'mon man 😂 Boydog Jul 2021 #34