The fuck kind of headline is that, The Independent?
“OLD Biden has told Zelensky US will give Ukraine long-coveted ATACMS long-range missiles, report says”
Old Biden. Dark Biden. Don't care.
As long as Ukraine gets what it needs to regain every inch of its territory.
@TomSwirly @Npars01 @aral It might, but I doubt it. Americans vote for names they recognize, household names. This fact is what enables the media to play kingmaker by deciding who gets discussed and who doesn't. This tactic doesn't work with Biden because he's the President and the most well-known democrat in the country. The media can't "disappear" him by not mentioning or discussing him.
@shuttersparks @Npars01 @aral Obama was not, in fact, a household name when he won the nomination. Clinton was not, in fact, a household name when he got the nomination.
On the other hand, today Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg are perfectly well-known.
With most of the country united on the fact he is too old, Biden seems certain to lose.
@TomSwirly @Npars01 @aral Obama was a notable exception. The Democrats ran him and won because 1) they knew that hatred for Bush and his policies was widespread and intense, 2) Biden was the running mate.
@TomSwirly @Npars01 @aral I think he's too old too. But what I think is best and what voters will vote for are different things.
@shuttersparks @Npars01 @aral The voters also think he's too old, sadly.
So I do appreciate your moderate tone, it's very kind, but I can't go on with this, it makes me too sad.
Democrats will run their candidate who three quarters of Americans think is too old, and shush or crush anyone who tries to bring it up.
We can't look to them for anything positive. Our only hope is that Trump goes to jail or dies.
Have a good one, thanks again for politeness!
@Npars01 @shuttersparks @aral This argument, "It's Biden or the Nazis", ignores the possibility of running a new candidate who isn't universally perceived as too old.
I'm sorry, but I can't go on with this conversation. Watching the Democrats do it to themselves again is just too horrible for my mental health. I remember 2016, when my friends were all convinced that Hillary was going to win, and we were packing to leave the US...
Good luck! If I were a praying man, I'd pray you were right.
@TomSwirly @shuttersparks @aral
Biden has all his marbles and is morally & physically fit for another presidential run.
The alternative is not.
@TomSwirly @Npars01 @aral However, none of this relates to my point, which is that the media make the decision of whose name gets mentioned constantly and whose name is suppressed. By well-known, I mean constantly mentioned in the media or not. This is a decision made by the media.
@shuttersparks @Npars01 @aral As I pointed out, Clinton was also unknown before he became President, I remember his campaign well.
As I also pointed out, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg are perfectly well-known.
Over 3/4 of Americans think Biden is too old, 2/3 of Democrats!