First published at 03:32 UTC on January 27th, 2024.
Many on the left are very disillusioned with President Biden, so why should they vote for him even over Trump in the 2024 election?
Why Should the Left Vote for Biden?
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Many on the left are very disillusioned with President Biden, so why should they vote for him even over Trump in the 2024 election?
Why Should the Left Vote for Biden?
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Why would you prefer Biden over another Democratic candidate? - Jake, ID
Have ordinary supporters (not news media) of the Democratic party felt represented when Democratic elites have discouraged candidates in the upcoming presidential primary? - Beth, SC
While many Democrats say they would prefer an alternative candidate to Biden in 2024, they do not agree on who that alternative should be. Biden has proven quite adept at bridging the divide between progressives and moderates/centrists within the Democratic coalition. There’s also the fact that Biden has shown no inclination to step aside, and primary challenges to incumbent presidents generally do not turn out well.
Still, the average Democrat would likely have preferred if Biden had stepped aside and a competitive primary in which major Democratic contenders threw their hats in the ring could have taken place. Some even floated the idea of having a primary for the VP slot given that Kamala Harris’s poll numbers until recently were pretty dismal, so in case the unthinkable should happen, a VP chosen by the people in 2023 (rather than by Biden in 2019) would be ready to step in. But obviously party leaders felt differently. The average Democrat is likely disappointed but resigned.
For a relative with a short memory and partisan myopia, is there a good thorough article somewhere or book that factually catalogues all the negatives of Trump in his term and projects what the damage he could do in a hypothetical second term? - Russell, CA
In addition to his 30,573 false or misleading claims, the Trump administration did plenty of actual harm. He attempt..
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