Presiding over an unhappy nation makes reelection hard for any president. But running against Trump makes it easier for Biden.

Given the current state of partisan polarization, it’s unlikely Biden can get majority job approval next year even with the most fortunate set of circumstances. But the good news for him is that he probably doesn’t have to. Job-approval ratings are crucial indicators in a normal presidential reelection cycle that is basically a referendum on the incumbent’s record. Assuming Trump is the Republican nominee, 2024 will not be a normal reelection cycle for three reasons.

  • knightly@pawb.social
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    7 months ago

    I’m not going to compromise my principles out of fear. I’d rather write in “none of the above” than hitch my wagon to a party that gets campaign donations from corporate bombmakers like Raytheon.

    If the Democrats want my vote, they should start acting like it. They need to stop pretending they can coast to victory on “lesser evilism” before they end up repeating all their mistakes from 2016, and the threat of withholding my vote is the only leverage I have.

    • AnonTwo@kbin.social
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      7 months ago

      Stop bullshitting. You’ll sit on your morals while a dictator takes over, just being happy you didn’t “compromise your morals.”

      Which ultimately just means doing nothing while the dictator takes over.

      • knightly@pawb.social
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        7 months ago

        Am I bullshitting, or am I applying the only leverage I have over the party?

        We can’t afford politicians, so the threat of withholding our votes is our only tool for influencing the party.

        I advise you to stop being a “safe” voter that will always and forever vote blue no matter who. Even if you’re going to vote for Dems anyway, make them think that they need to work for it.

        • AnonTwo@kbin.social
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          7 months ago

          Am I bullshitting, or am I applying the only leverage I have over the party?

          You’re bullshitting

          I feel like you’ve had plenty of years to see how that “leverage” is going, and choosing now specifically to try to enforce it is really suspicious.

          • knightly@pawb.social
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            7 months ago

            “Now specifically”? This has been my political messaging strategy since I reached voting age. Feel free to continue lambasting folks for wanting the party to suck less, that seems really effective too. XD

            • Fal@yiffit.netEnglish
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              7 months ago

              And it’s working so well, huh. Just keep doing it! Doesn’t matter how many rights your fellow Americans lose (but not you of course, you’re not trans or a woman or anything like that)