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Originally Posted by Mathgod
- 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.
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This is the part that is very much a Canadian perception, and I can tell you first hand, as simple as this seems for you, it’s not this cut and dry with Americans. You have to understand the scale of the USA and how diverse it is in every facet in life, whether it be culturally, economically, or frankly, politically. The hard truth that some people don’t want to hear is that a significant portion of the population, life was better under Trump, and that’s going to influence how they vote. Is it the right decision for the nation as a whole? No, but you can’t expect people to vote that way.
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- 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
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I don’t disagree with anything here, but you have to realize that the perception here is much more that Biden failed to control the border, rather than Trump trying to score political points. It’s a huge black mark on Biden’s presidency.
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Originally Posted by Mathgod
- 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..
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Biden’s weak polling has been happening LONG before the debate. That perception of him being too old and in mental decline has been common for quite a while. The debate fiasco was just the culmination of that and finally putting pressure on the Democrats to do something about it
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Originally Posted by Mathgod
- 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.
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Don’t disagree with anything here, but just think you’re splitting hairs a bit.