Joe's star seems to be falling. I like Joe. In terms of his politics, I think he's the best Democratic candidate. Liberal, but pragmatic. Just my kind of guy, except for his birthdate. I just don't want to vote for someone that old.
I don't want to vote for Warren or Sanders or Trump for the same reasons, and more, but they aren't quite as old as Biden.
But, Sanders is a guy who's too far left to actually identify as a Democrat. (I think he calls himself an "independent who caucuses with the Democrats" still in the Senate.) I don't want to vote for an avowed socialist. So, Warren? Still has the age problem, just not as bad as Biden, but she's stumbling all over herself promising to give away other people's money. She can provide free college and free health care and forgive student loans and all she has to do is raise taxes, but only a little bit and only on other people. That kind of fibbing would be an automatic disqualification in my book....except that if she gets the nomination she'll be running against Trump. Even if it were some other Republican, they would be telling the "if we cut taxes we'll get more money" fib, because you can't get the GOP nomination without telling that lie these days.
So, in an ironic twist, Joe's had some stumbles and may get caught up in someone else's scandal. His polls have dropped lately. He looks old. He might be on his way out.
I hope so, because unless he gets out soon, there's no way that a more moderate candidate, like Klobuchar, has any chance of sneaking in. If he gets out of the way, a younger candidate might be able to grab the middle lane, which is what I hope happens. Otherwise, I would have a choice between a socialist or Trump, which means I would have to vote for the socialist, and if the Dem wins, the only chance for divided government would have me rooting for a GOP senate victory.
Divided government is what I really want, so I suppose Trump as president with a united opposition congress would not be incredibly awful, but the "Trump as president" part really sticks in my craw.
I don't want to vote for Warren or Sanders or Trump for the same reasons, and more, but they aren't quite as old as Biden.
But, Sanders is a guy who's too far left to actually identify as a Democrat. (I think he calls himself an "independent who caucuses with the Democrats" still in the Senate.) I don't want to vote for an avowed socialist. So, Warren? Still has the age problem, just not as bad as Biden, but she's stumbling all over herself promising to give away other people's money. She can provide free college and free health care and forgive student loans and all she has to do is raise taxes, but only a little bit and only on other people. That kind of fibbing would be an automatic disqualification in my book....except that if she gets the nomination she'll be running against Trump. Even if it were some other Republican, they would be telling the "if we cut taxes we'll get more money" fib, because you can't get the GOP nomination without telling that lie these days.
So, in an ironic twist, Joe's had some stumbles and may get caught up in someone else's scandal. His polls have dropped lately. He looks old. He might be on his way out.
I hope so, because unless he gets out soon, there's no way that a more moderate candidate, like Klobuchar, has any chance of sneaking in. If he gets out of the way, a younger candidate might be able to grab the middle lane, which is what I hope happens. Otherwise, I would have a choice between a socialist or Trump, which means I would have to vote for the socialist, and if the Dem wins, the only chance for divided government would have me rooting for a GOP senate victory.
Divided government is what I really want, so I suppose Trump as president with a united opposition congress would not be incredibly awful, but the "Trump as president" part really sticks in my craw.
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