• alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 years ago

    In all honesty, I think Biden gets the credit.

    2016 was a shit show and both RNC and DNC fucked it up.

    Biden stepped in in 2020 to defeat Trump.

    He chose Harris and hinted that he would do one term.

    He made good on that and here we are.

    That man is a strategist.

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      2 years ago

      So his debate was 4D chess, saying none but god almighty would get him to step aside?

      I’m glad he did, and it’s commendable, but I don’t think this was a master plan. It was responsible resignation in the face of an unwinnable fight

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        2 years ago

        Look at it this way: if it was the intention all along, how else would you convincingly play it?

        The goal is to get the Republicans locked on Trump and save the Democrats from the infighting that cost them 2016.

        I couldn’t come up with a better plan if I tried.

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      2 years ago

      Don’t get me wrong, Biden did an outstanding job and it turned out to be a great choice for the country. But that’s with our 20/20 hindsight.

      I remember back in 2020 people were worried about Biden not being able to do the job. We were all crossing our fingers in the debates that he wouldn’t fall apart from Trump’s attempts to bully him around too.