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Takket

(23,416 posts)
Sun Jul 21, 2024, 11:53 AM Jul 2024

Why is Biden struggling so bad? [View all]

It can't just be his age. I can't believe the voting public is signing up for 4 more years of drumpf just because he's about 3 years younger.

I mean... just forget about how bad drumpf is.........

The economy is booming.
Unemployment at record lows.
Biden's policies have tamed the inflation crisis the pandemic started.
Crime has plummeted.
He presents the only option to ever restore Roe, and has made no effort to interfere with states protecting women's rights
Nato has welcomed new members in response to russian aggression
Ukraine is holding its own, at least for now.
He's managed some measure of student debt relief, despite SCOTUS blocking him
Illegal border crossings are down.

Negative
Gaza has been a mess, but Biden is not the leader of Israel
Rental companies used the inflation crisis to jack rents way up (we need a federal rent control law). But drumpf would only make that worse.
We certainly need immigration legislation but that's Congress, not the president.

Even is Biden wasn't running against a complete lunatic that is still a pretty kick ass record to run on.

Has anyone seen any articles/insight as to WHY Biden is losing voters that supported him in 2020? I certainly don't expect magats to ever switch sides, but Biden is at least losing SOME people that supported him before. What are they upset about?

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Start with propaganda/misinformation/disinformation. Work your way back to the sources. nt BootinUp Jul 2024 #1
Exactly TexasBushwhacker Jul 2024 #34
This X 10000. we can do it Jul 2024 #37
Just me....I don't think other than the constant drumming of m$m he is struggling. It's called gaslighting PortTack Jul 2024 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Jul 2024 #35
SAME. Alice B. Jul 2024 #45
He himself isn't struggling -- this is smoke and mirrors by the M$M Blue Owl Jul 2024 #3
Yeah, I noticed Washington Week finally got their "Democrats in disarray" chyron Walleye Jul 2024 #9
Hard to argue otherwise BannonsLiver Jul 2024 #10
Only the media seem to be helping to engineer it Walleye Jul 2024 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Jul 2024 #36
Because people saw him with their own eyes, struggling to marybourg Jul 2024 #4
I'm sorry cilla4progress Jul 2024 #6
What what? You didn't see and hear it? It was so painful marybourg Jul 2024 #11
Not pretending. cilla4progress Jul 2024 #18
The OP asked why Biden is struggling (against public opinion). marybourg Jul 2024 #22
The debate performance was bad, the aftermath was even worse Trekologer Jul 2024 #21
In these times, sad to say, it's no longer good enough to do the job. You have to Tadpole Raisin Jul 2024 #30
EXACTLY. barbaraann Jul 2024 #44
I hate to use Trump as a good example of anything but... Trekologer Jul 2024 #56
i think you hit it right here Takket Jul 2024 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Jul 2024 #43
I did, yes. But the millions who saw the debate did not. marybourg Jul 2024 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Jul 2024 #69
I am not focused on the debate. Like everyone else on DU, I saw him marybourg Jul 2024 #75
I did, yes. cilla4progress Jul 2024 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Jul 2024 #72
She's right. His debate performance was an unmitigated disaster. For anyone to say otherwise is very beaglelover Jul 2024 #31
The People I Know RobinA Jul 2024 #41
I'm lucky to not know any people like that, and me and all my friends will vote for Biden if he's on the ballot. beaglelover Jul 2024 #49
Cool story mcar Jul 2024 #58
Oh, my goodness displacedvermoter Jul 2024 #66
THIS IS NOT ENTERTAINMENT cilla4progress Jul 2024 #55
We all saw the debate performance in REAL time. Of course it's reality. beaglelover Jul 2024 #62
Politics is not entertainment cilla4progress Jul 2024 #64
that makes no sense to me. We all saw a man struggling to speak above a whisper whose answers made no beaglelover Jul 2024 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Jul 2024 #57
He's not been consistent since the debate. Some appearances are OK and others are bad. The Lester Holt beaglelover Jul 2024 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Jul 2024 #77
Not going to argue with you. Biden has made his decision so let's move forward with our new awesome candidate..... beaglelover Jul 2024 #78
I just read EarlG's OP on that so I have nothing more to say on the subject. wnylib Jul 2024 #80
Correct...he's running on fumes and sick again to boot democratsruletheday Jul 2024 #15
So what's the plan. cilla4progress Jul 2024 #19
Thank you for asking that question FrankBooth Jul 2024 #27
Same cilla4progress Jul 2024 #29
It was a shocking couple of minutes. I do give him lots of credit for soldiering ahead, adding press conferences, Silent Type Jul 2024 #16
media TnDem Jul 2024 #76
While Trump thinks his opponent is Obama Bookreadingliberal53 Jul 2024 #79
Putin is doing this all over cilla4progress Jul 2024 #5
..no one has voted yet.. thomski64 Jul 2024 #7
he's not running a great campaign that reflects a great record. tman Jul 2024 #8
And he needs better advisers. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2024 #17
Amazing how caught up in image cilla4progress Jul 2024 #24
'Cause he's laid up with covid and they're kicking him while he's down lame54 Jul 2024 #13
Because he's never had massive charisma Polybius Jul 2024 #14
He doesn't like to brag. He doesn't like to attack. He is not Tadpole Raisin Jul 2024 #20
He has a great record DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2024 #23
You answer your own question by having to ask it. The problem is communication. A strong Doodley Jul 2024 #25
And it wouldn't hurt Biden to put a little make up on. Tadpole Raisin Jul 2024 #48
I think it's largely the coverage or lack thereof of Biden's accomplishments Docreed2003 Jul 2024 #26
It's the oligarchs (money) cilla4progress Jul 2024 #28
EarlG explains it well here. jmbar2 Jul 2024 #32
EarlG cilla4progress Jul 2024 #59
Immensely enlightening. dchill Jul 2024 #65
Media/propaganda/brainwashing/stupidity/ignorance NewHendoLib Jul 2024 #33
oh, I see, you've been pretending polls are accurate, haven't you? Think. Again. Jul 2024 #38
Inflation is an issue for him. Ace Rothstein Jul 2024 #39
Biden was behind within striking distance kansasobama Jul 2024 #40
"Why is Biden struggling so bad?" J_William_Ryan Jul 2024 #42
Perception is reality. Big Blue Marble Jul 2024 #71
the Dem legislators conspired with the media to put out a flood of negative assessments about the President bigtree Jul 2024 #46
Have you not read Earl G's OP - you need to, it explains a lot Bev54 Jul 2024 #50
IMO, even though the economy is technically doing better, the majority of Americans are not feeling it and beaglelover Jul 2024 #51
"These things have only fueled the narrative that he isn't up to it anymore." J_William_Ryan Jul 2024 #52
Oh I don't know 3 weeks media bashing, Dems demanding he drop out FloridaBlues Jul 2024 #54
The public doesn't think inflation is tamed. Then there's the relatively high interest rates and high housing costs. LonePirate Jul 2024 #60
Pres. Biden isn't struggling as you seem to make it sound and one debate doesn't decide all either. SWBTATTReg Jul 2024 #63
I think a lot has to do with inflation. Elessar Zappa Jul 2024 #67
Biden is struggling so badly for several reasons standingtall Jul 2024 #70
It's the goddamn MSM that's presenting him as being awful sakabatou Jul 2024 #73
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