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Originally Posted by ThePrince
A lot of posts in this thread about how the only people voting for Trump are uneducated far right MAGA idiots, and how good Biden has been because that’s how American politics is portrayed in Canada (and the rest of the world). “Dumb Americans” is the classic trope so people can get on their high horse about how their country is better.
In reality, there are some very valid criticisms of Biden. His approval rating has been dropping for a long time now and he’s been trailing Trump in the polls for a lot longer than people on here like to admit. He’s been polling (relatively) weakly with black and Latino voters, which aren’t exactly the MAGA demographic. One example is that his border policies had been atrocious and it was an issue that was very visible to a lot of Americans.
“Sleepy Joe” and Biden’s decline has been well publicized and talked about down here for a while, it wasn’t some revelation with the debate. I’m not sure why people are saying it’s a conspiracy theory that Biden’s team has kept a pretty tight lid on him publicly, that’s pretty obvious for anyone who’s followed American politics.
Many people simply didn’t want to vote for Biden, and it wasn’t just dumb Americans.
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A few things
- if the choices really did come down to Trump vs Biden, the only sensible choice would be to vote for Biden. It's a hard truth, and while some don't want to hear it, it's nevertheless the truth.
- I never suggested there were no valid criticisms of Biden. He should have got control of the border a lot sooner. Nevertheless, by blocking the border bill, Trump has shown that he never cared about the border, he only cared about spreading fear and hate to score political points. Another criticism of Biden I had was his unwillingness to put his foot down to Netanyahu.
- Biden's tumble in the polls had mostly to do with his communication struggles, and inability to debate at a reasonable level. The perception of him being in mental decline and too old for the job is something he was unable to overcome.
- The Biden team limited his public appearances to try and limit the damage to his public perception. That part everyone knows. The conspiracy theory, however, is that he has dementia or some other mental impairment that prevents him from doing his job, and that the presidency is secretly being controlled by people around him. This is the nonsense being peddled around, and those peddling it are carrying water for Trump and his people.