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In It to Win It

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11. That's a false choice. Being unfit is a separate thing. He was the man for the moment in 2020

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #10)

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 08:26 PM

Jul 2025

He wasn’t that in 2024. The political environment was not in his favor, and was shifting away from him even as he was elected. That’s separate from being unfit.

There was already a general vibe of people wanting newer and fresher faces in 2020. When Joe Biden he was the bridge to the next generation, many of us believed that to mean one term and pass the torch.

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Ezra Klein spent most of last year attacking President Biden SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #1

...well... he wasn't wrong IMO. In It to Win It Jul 2025 #5

So you think Biden was unfit? SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #6

I think he shouldn't have ran again. In It to Win It Jul 2025 #8

Then you think he wss unfit? SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #10

That's a false choice. Being unfit is a separate thing. He was the man for the moment in 2020 In It to Win It Jul 2025 #11

Simple yes or no question. SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #12

Not a simple yes or no question, because it's not that simple In It to Win It Jul 2025 #13

It is very simple SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #14

I literally just answered your question In It to Win It Jul 2025 #15

So then you don't think Klein was right? SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #17

I think he was right that Biden should have been replaced In It to Win It Jul 2025 #18

So then you think Biden was unfit. SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #19

Yes, you can because politics isn't rational. Just like Trump can be unfit and still win. In It to Win It Jul 2025 #20

So then Klein was wrong about Biden being unfit? SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #21

Maybe so on fitness but he was right about Biden needing to be replaced as nominee In It to Win It Jul 2025 #22

How do you know he was right SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #23

He might have won but In It to Win It Jul 2025 #24

Again no one knows SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #26

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No optimism SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2025 #28

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