
Right, and Trump lost. And Obama's approval rating was at 52 at the point of his reelection Keep your head in the sand if that makes you feel better, but the reality is that Joe's approval rating must increase. If it stays in the low 40s, he will not be relected. |
Start with Wikipedia? Are you serious?? |
You make a good point re: polarization, but I think you're wrong on the second one. Biden is doing much worse with independents compared to Obama. And those independents will swing a small number of states that will impact the election. At the time of his election, Obama had an approval rating of around 45% with independents. Biden is currently only around 35%. That is a huge red flag. You mix that with the Dems who are generally frustrated with the identity politics of the day, and it's going to be a very hard path for Joe. And then there's the post-Covid campaign issue. Joe was able to campaign from his home due to the pandemic. Seeing him out on the trail will not inspire confidence to any swing voters |
This canard again? Literally the only time I have seen this is when a progressive takes the bait of a conservative troll acting in bad faith. Which they often do, depending on their dedication to “owning the libs.” |
It’s the whole “why oh why won’t you tolerate my intolerance” whinge. |
5 is what % less than 48 5 is what percent of 48 5= x% (48) 5/48 = x% 10% = x |
It’s the whole “I call disagreement intolerance” whinge. |
The "tell" is that these folks are never able to really articulate what they don't like about Biden. There's some dog whistle stuff about "wokeness" but no one will say what that means or how Biden fits into it. He's not even that "woke" by progressive standards. He's your normal centrist Democrat governing from the middle. |
There's a ALOT of us. Almost most of the people I know in my social circle, to be frank. I don't know if they all go as far back as I do voting Dem, but this is what middle class voters look like. They don't have the same viewpoint as MoCo. Turnout was high in 2020 to get rid of Trump. If its Biden/Trump again, many of the people that 'voted against Trump' will be a little more apathetic and turnout will drop |
Well, no. Because usually it’s a reaction to bad-faith, uncivil and often offensive viewpoints being expressed. Racist and sexist opinions aren’t valid and can be fairly dismissed out of hand. It’s not like the things that leading Republicans say these days are valid or even grounded in reality. You want to discuss the size of government and how it relates to tax policy? Sure. But your proposals to ban drag queens, ban books in schools that deal with race and trans people and insist that the solution to gun violence is more guns? You want to restrict abortion? Naw, you don’t live in the real world and your ideas aren’t even valid enough to discuss. Hell, you really aren’t even American in the way you think. |
Lol, sure honey. Your “social circle.” Sure, love. |
I'll tell you. Generally, I feel worse off today than I was when he took office. - He handled the pandemic poorly (as did Trump, fwiw) - Poor execution of withdrawal from Afghanistan - Inflation - Failing (and arguably allowing) to protect Title IX from being taken over by biological men. This is a personal one as I have a DD collegiate athlete. - His age. There's more. Look, I hope its not Biden/Trump again, bc I'll have to hold my nose and vote for him. But his first term does not warrant a second |
What does that even mean? |
Reagan’s was lower than Biden at this point in his first term. |
Yes. Absolutely. But the bar for racism and sexism has dropped so low that its became an arbitrary and meaningless response to any comment that a person simply doesnt like |