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Biden didn't skip out of Inaugural Ceremonies - that is just plain false. There is a pandemic going on and the numbers were high.
1. He didn't participate to the extent that is normal. That is fact.
2. He often cites the pandemic, but his policies and personal practices have shown that keeping the spread of the virus down isn't particularly important to him.
 
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I would consider it a priority to lead and show people that the vaccine is safe and should be done.
Then he has no reason to avoid gatherings such as press conferences. Otherwise why bother with the vaccine if he still isolates himself. Can't live in fear for the rest of his life.....
 
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1. He didn't participate to the extent that is normal. That is fact.
Yep. Beacause there was a pandemic with high numbers of infection and death at the time.
Biden is a president who is concerned for other people. It is nice to have that again.

2. He often cites the pandemic, but his policies and personal practices have shown that keeping the spread of the virus down isn't particularly important to him.

LOL! That is so blatantly untrue. Most know what you wrote is untrue.

AP-NORC poll: Americans largely back Biden's virus response

At a moment of deep political polarization in America, support for Biden’s pandemic response extends across party lines. Overall, 70% of Americans back the Democratic president’s handling of the virus response, including 44% of Republicans.​


AP poll puts Biden job approval at 60 percent

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Friday reports that 60 percent of U.S. adults surveyed approve of Biden’s handling of his job, including 94 percent of Democrats and 22 percent of Republicans.......

Other public polling published this week has shown Biden with similar margins of support. A POLITICO-Morning Consult poll pegged the president's job approval rating at 57 percent among registered voters, and a Reuters-Ipsos poll put the number at 58 percent of Americans.​
 
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We should also be cautious about cherry-picking the polls. While Politico can always be counted upon to toe the party line, today's Rasmussen Report, a much more reliable polling service, has the Approve/Disapprove percentages for Biden as a tie. Monmouth has the spread at 7 points. It looks like the honeymoon is coming to an end for Biden sooner than a lot of people expected.
 
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We should also be cautious about cherry-picking the polls. While Politico can always be counted upon to toe the party line, today's Rasmussen Report, a much more reliable polling service, has the Approve/Disapprove percentages for Biden as a tie. Monmouth has the spread at 7 points. It looks like the honeymoon is coming to an end for Biden sooner than a lot of people expected.

People are generally happy with Biden's Covid efforts.
This article explains it well:
One month in, how Biden has changed disaster management and the US COVID-19 response

Against this backdrop, the Biden administration’s early efforts to return to established disaster management practice underscore the importance of leadership of complex systems used to address complex problems.

The list of changes in the month since Biden took office is extensive. The administration issued a comprehensive national strategy for pandemic response. It increased the involvement of FEMA and the Department of Defense to support vaccination distribution, expanded COVID-19 testing for underserved populations and rejoined the World Health Organization, which Trump had pulled out of. Biden also invoked the Defense Production Act to mobilize private industry to ramp up production of test kits, vaccines and personal protective equipment. The administration is now advocating for a national COVID-19 relief package in Congress.
 
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What you've addressed there is not about his approval rating with the American people. Yet that is what you attempted to show by citing the various polls you referred us to in post #43.

The subject of the latest link is simply an article, an editorial, extolling his supposed accomplishments, entirely apart from how the American people are assessing his record.
 
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I would consider it a priority to lead and show people that the vaccine is safe and should be done.

This is being done by black and Hispanic leaders.

With regard to the majority of anti vaxers, this can only be done by Trumpers at all levels of government. These folks will reject anything that comes from Democrats.
 
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We should also be cautious about cherry-picking the polls. While Politico can always be counted upon to toe the party line, today's Rasmussen Report, a much more reliable polling service, has the Approve/Disapprove percentages for Biden as a tie. Monmouth has the spread at 7 points. It looks like the honeymoon is coming to an end for Biden sooner than a lot of people expected.
I'm sure you must be deeply offended by that.
 
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Sooooo, how long will it be until Joe holds his first, no holds barred, no time restrictions, no handlers by his side, no questions off limits, White House press conference? It's very strange that he's been in office several weeks, and so far ... nothing.


Discuss....
Good question.
 
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After the last few presidents, a large part of the right has never experienced a normal politician as a us president in their lifetime.

yeah, I thought we got a break from Barack, but here we go again.
 
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where is Joe?





no trouble talking with press in video

Especially those hard questions he is being asked. Like “What’s your tip for Valentines Day?”

He had a masterful reply on such a difficult question.
 
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What you've addressed there is not about his approval rating with the American people. Yet that is what you attempted to show by citing the various polls you referred us to in post #43.

The subject of the latest link is simply an article, an editorial, extolling his supposed accomplishments, entirely apart from how the American people are assessing his record.
The polls say what they say. They go up and down. But they are showing that Americans are happier with Biden's approach than Trump's lack of response. After the election, Trump did nothing.

And those actions by Biden are real. Edit - removed a sentence.. My intention was not to be snarky and it came off that way.
 
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With regard to the majority of anti vaxers, this can only be done by Trumpers at all levels of government. These folks will reject anything that comes from Democrats.
As a guess, I would have thought there would be people who don't like Trump who are a bit cautious of the vaccination after Trump's operation warpspeed. Being worried that corners had been cut.

But regardless, I think it makes sense for leaders and influential people to take the vaccine on camera and encouraging others to also take the vaccine.
 
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Then he has no reason to avoid gatherings such as press conferences. Otherwise why bother with the vaccine if he still isolates himself. Can't live in fear for the rest of his life.....
It is worth risking his life, and worth taking the time to appear before the cameras to encourage people to take the vaccine. It is a priority.

It isn't worth it to appear before the cameras just to talk. All presidents have a press secretary for this stuff. It's a strange thing to criticise. But off course, you are free to criticise whatever you want.
 
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As a guess, I would have thought there would be people who don't like Trump who are a bit cautious of the vaccination after Trump's operation warpspeed. Being worried that corners had been cut.

But regardless, I think it makes sense for leaders and influential people to take the vaccine on camera and encouraging others to also take the vaccine.

Biden has arguably the best scientific advice in the world, although could be some exceptions. Their team, the CDC and the FDA are making recommendations. Folks can refuse to accept the science if they wish. There is a huge effort to change their minds and reduce the number who get the virus, with its long lasting effects.

The OPEN question is what will happen among Republicans. Trump downplayed his very serious bout with COVID. He took the vaccine and told no one until recently. He COULD make a difference by strongly and openly supporting his greatest success, the vaccines. This will likely NOT happen. Way too many of his base believe that there is no threat from COVID and that there is no need to be vaccinated. And then there are those who oppose all vaccines, again primarily part of Trump's base.
 
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I cannot image that he'll ever do it. He's gotten a pass so far from the Mainstream Media on not doing it, so why would his handlers want a change?? That said, I wouldn't be surprised if he, sooner or later, gave us something or other that's a partial concession, such for instance as his remarks of the other day which were unceremoniously cut off the instant he said he'd take questions!

Odd, the "mainstream media" was already criticizing Pres. Biden for not holding a Press Conference a couple of weeks ago.
 
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This is being done by black and Hispanic leaders.

With regard to the majority of anti vaxers, this can only be done by Trumpers at all levels of government. These folks will reject anything that comes from Democrats.
Uh......the vaccine came from the Trump admin not the democrats......so your statement makes no sense......especially since last year it was the dems who were refusing to accept the vaccine saying they did not trust the Trump admins work on it......remember?
Biden does not trust Trump to deliver a safe vaccine
Kamala Harris Says 'I Would Not Trust Donald Trump' with Coronavirus Vaccine as Death Toll Rises
https://nypost.com/2020/11/09/trump-deranged-democrats-endanger-lives-by-blocking-vaccines/
.....etc, etc, etc......
 
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