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I watched about 30 minutes, gotta say Trump was all over the map and not answering questions. Biden was raspy and stuttered, like he does , but he actually answered the questions. Trumps answer about what he would do about the fentanyl crisis was 'I bought a dog'
He missed a slam dunk when he pivoted from abortion to immigration, there was no logical reason to do that. Let alone some of his other statements. We need an open convention, if Trump is as big of a threat to democracy as Dems (accurately) claim then it is far past time that they start acting like it.
The Republican strategy has been to focus on immigration as the root of all economic evil. And since Biden's economic gains have been heavily overstated, he's forced right back into the old "We have to force foreigners out in order to keep our wealth in" fascist politics.
Idk who this "We" is supposed to be. Are you speaking as a well-positioned party superdelegate, member of the DNC leadership committee, or mega-donor? Or are you some internet armchair asshole watching this trainwreck from the nosebleed seats?
Oh, I'm neither. I'm someone who is going to be forced to deal with the consequences of this shitshow however it plays out. Since I, through no choice of my own, have skin in this game, I'm as entitled to my opinion as you are. Biden should step aside, and it is the morally correct move to do so.
Biden isn't forced to do anything. He wasn't forced to adopt Trump's immigration policies, and he sure as shit wasn't forced to pivot from the strongest issue the Dems have to one of the weakest.
Biden's economic gains have been heavily understated.