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Fiendish Thingy

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11. Things could have been quite different

Mon May 19, 2025, 05:10 PM

May 19

Biden could have announced in December 2022 that he would not run for reelection, and we would not be having this conversation, we would instead be looking back at his successes, with no asterisks or qualifiers (well, maybe just one), just his record to serve as his legacy.

Instead, Biden’s choices regarding the 2024 election have made him fair game for criticism of those choices.

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To all who spoke poorly about Joe Biden over the years. [View all] usonian May 18 OP

Oh...my...gawd! Iggo May 18 #1

Jesus Christ mr715 May 18 #2

Seriously? mountain grammy May 18 #3

Life is black & white for some. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 18 #4

What the fuck? Initech May 18 #5

You talking to me? Fiendish Thingy May 18 #6

Except in this case... W_HAMILTON May 18 #7

I'm not talking about voting Fiendish Thingy May 19 #8

You think those that found every single little thing to criticize Biden about didn't impact voters? W_HAMILTON May 19 #9

Things could have been quite different Fiendish Thingy May 19 #11

Biden could have announced he wasn't going to run and Kamala would still have been our nominee. W_HAMILTON May 19 #13

Not necessarily. ecstatic May 19 #14

A lot of people discussed the negatives of his age and so on, without usonian May 19 #15

yikes! ecstatic May 19 #10

Judging from the responses... W_HAMILTON May 19 #12