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Originally Posted by opendoor
I think it's abundantly clear he couldn't serve another term. Unlike others, I wouldn't assume he has dementia or anything. I just think he's a pretty normal 82 year old who is suffering from cognitive decline and who doesn't have the energy required to do the job.
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I think people keep glossing over the difference between having what it takes to serve as president, and having what it takes to win an election. They are two different things.
He can't win an election at this point. We all agree on that.
But as president, the most important things required of you are:
1) Enact good policies
2) Don't enact bad policies
3) Put good judges on the courts
4) Don't put bad judges on the courts
Most of the rest of the stuff is superficial. Not unimportant, but far, far less important than the 4 things listed. An inanimate object would still deliver on 2 of the 4 things. Trump gets a score of 0/4 for his first presidency, and would go into the negatives if given a 2nd term.
As for "what about handling a crisis". What is preventing Biden from asking his top officials what the best advice they have is based on the information they have, thinking about it, and either taking their advice or giving a different order? I think he's very much capable of doing that.
You say "cognitive decline" but that's a rather vague term. The decline he's suffered is in regards to his speaking ability. A huge problem in terms of campaigning, but in any one-on-one conversation it's not hard to understand every word he's saying as long as you pay attention. And when he mixes up a Putin with a Zelenskyy, it's very obvious what he meant to say.
I'm in my 30s and I mix up names all the time. Doesn't mean I'm mentally impaired.