• danl@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Biden’s whole pitch is “I’m boring and sensible”

      Trump’s campaign is going to be “Let me finish what I started…Trust what you saw last time.” - so he can leverage both voters who want change and those who want the same old.

      If there’s a new Dem candidate, all of a sudden they’re trying to convince people to expect stability from trying something new.

      Compared to that, Trump looks a lot more reliable. And that’s before you even get into the personal attacks (which Biden thinks he’s already covered).

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        11 months ago

        We’ve also already passed the point at which the DNC would start backing a new candidate. We’re stuck with Biden unless he croaks before election night.

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      11 months ago

      Incumbent bump, appeal to moderates/neo-libs, decades of experience in D.C. I suppose the mentality is that Trump will get the MAGA and R-no-matter-who voters, which form too great a bloc to gamble against.