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tman

(1,260 posts)
9. No, I don't think he was.
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:46 PM
Yesterday

There was pressure on Biden about his fitness to run before the debate, as reflected in his poor approval numbers for an incumbent going into an election and his head to head match-ups against trump.

..so Biden went into the debate (as the known underdog) with one key objective. Kill the narrative that he was 'mentally unfit' for the job. He failed disastrously, and his post debate clean-up interview may have been more damaging than the debate itself.

Up until he decided to run again, Biden could be seen as a good leader who brought the country back from the ruinous trump years. In his final year, he was a poor communicator who could obviously not stand the rigors of a presidential campaign. The debate was a preview of worse things to come, and most objective democratic pollsters believe he would've lost worse than Harris did.

Jake Tapper is a clown and we know media aren't fair, but the gaslighting from the Biden world should never be dismissed.

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Her interview on Morning Joe this morning was very good Raven123 Yesterday #1
"When asked about Trump she simply said she wouldn't talk about him" MIButterfly Yesterday #2
You mean the lingerie model? Joinfortmill Yesterday #16
That's a nice way of putting it, but yes, that one MIButterfly Yesterday #18
I wish Biden well but... tman Yesterday #3
Why? obamanut2012 Yesterday #4
The international travel was 12 days before the debate EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #5
Decline and normal aging are two very different things crimycarny 20 hrs ago #29
No, I don't think he was. tman Yesterday #9
I recall Obama's first debate with Romney. 70sEraVet 23 hrs ago #20
Oh yes, I remember that Obama/Romney debate PatSeg 22 hrs ago #22
the 'mental fog' and 'diminished figure' has been SO obviously oversold .... - - - - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Yesterday #10
Yup. So you're sitting offstage and suddenly you think your husband is having a stroke. So you just continue to sit 3Hotdogs 23 hrs ago #21
disagree (no matter how many times it is repeated) stopdiggin Yesterday #7
And the camera man didn't help. Let me tell you... Joinfortmill Yesterday #17
I couldn't agree more MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #19
I agree PatSeg 22 hrs ago #23
"But - if he had just bowed out sooner ... " Bullcrap !! . . - - - - - - - - - - (nt)- stopdiggin 21 hrs ago #26
Seriously PatSeg 7 hrs ago #36
Agree 100% crimycarny 20 hrs ago #32
I remember that a number of people understood why Biden would run again... CBHagman 19 hrs ago #33
She is saying he would have won if he had stayed in MichMan Yesterday #8
I sitll think it's possible! LymphocyteLover Yesterday #11
Joe Biden very possibly had a better shot than Kamala stopdiggin Yesterday #13
Even a Biden at half-speed was still infinitely superior than Trump, as was Kamala. Tommy Carcetti 22 hrs ago #24
He said in 2'0 he'd probably be a 1 term president. We SHOULD have had a primary. Callie1979 21 hrs ago #25
When he won the 2020 primaries, i knew we were in trouble in 2024. dem4decades 20 hrs ago #30
Not if he'd stuck with what he initially said. IMO anyway. Callie1979 4 hrs ago #39
I agree, it would still have been a tough row to hoe. dem4decades 4 hrs ago #40
Oh, they're going to blame Biden till 1/29! Callie1979 4 hrs ago #41
Joe delayed retirement to save us from Trump. Glad he stepped up.. Politics is ugly. Hindsight is easy. twodogsbarking Yesterday #6
Indeed. And not often mentioned is that he was integral in getting Finland to join NATO Bongo Prophet 7 hrs ago #37
- Lemon Lyman Yesterday #12
I didn't see any of it, but maybe Rita was still upset about losing Rob DFW 9 hrs ago #35
Thank you for a nice post! BidenRocks Yesterday #14
I Second That! Joinfortmill Yesterday #15
"But - if he had just bowed out sooner ... " Bullcrap !! . . - - - - - - - - - - (nt)- stopdiggin 21 hrs ago #27
I for the life of me kacekwl 21 hrs ago #28
Trump's performance was disqualifying.... MervinFerd 20 hrs ago #31
And people lost confidence in him because... Trueblue Texan 9 hrs ago #34
Exactly TT popsdenver 6 hrs ago #38
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