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Originally Posted by octothorp
I think Biden's going to have a harder road than most of the potential nominees would against Trump, largely because he shares a lot of Trump's flaws to a lesser degree, so it's going to be harder to contrast him against Trump, especially with the US media's tendency to 'both sides' everything. Trump's horrible history with women? Well Biden has these weird touchy moments as well. Trump's declining mental state? Biden's prone to verbal gaffs too. Trump's incredible family grifting? Biden's got some baggage there. Trump's embrace of the swamp after promising to drain it? Biden's waist-deep in that swamp. Trump's poor race record? Ditto. etc.
In reality Biden is better than Trump in all of these regards, but it's going to be hard for Biden to effectively hit Trump on any of those points.
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Biden's substantial wins with college-educated women and black voters suggest those issues aren't the liabilities for Biden that progressives paint them to be.