Without mentioning Trump or Democracy, why do you support Joe Biden for President.

[hislegacy]

Can you please state your support for President Biden’s re election without mentioning Trump or Democracy?

 

[PloverWing]

He has many years of experience in elected public office. From the time in the Senate, he has experience negotiating with others to craft legislation, including the ability to make compromises with those who disagree. He mostly holds political views that I agree with. (Not 100% agreement. 100% agreement is rare. But enough agreement.) He's made some mistakes in office, both as President and as Senator. Most people do, if they serve in public office long enough. But he's doing a reasonably good job.

 

[Fantine]

Despite Republican opposition, he has significant legislative accomplishments, especially in infrastructure.

When he has lost in the courts--with student loan relief--he looks for categories where he could still grant relief by executive order. Then he looks at restructuring the program itself to make payment more affordable.

He has realigned our foreign policy with NATO and climate change and seen the despots for who they are.

I would prefer a more progressive leader buy he had gone far with t he Congress h e has.

 

[tturt]

nevermind

 

[Brihaha]

The man was the best choice for America. And Joe could possibly be the best choice in the next election. Simple. We may not have a better choice.

 

[Postvieww]

My support is non-existant. He is not mentally or physically fit for the job.

There are many other reason why, but the two mentioned above are sufficient.

 

[Fantine]

But saying he is physically and mentally unfit is an opinion, not a fact.
While his delivery is occasionally imperfect, he is always on top of the content. So unlike his slightly younger predecessor, who us now trying to convince a NY judge he was as clueless about his business operations as he was about domestic and foreign affairs in the US.

His posture and stride are strong. He rides a bicycle. He has a real physical by a doctor who isn't strangled by non-disclosure agreements or promised future Congressional seats.

While I would prefer a younger candidate he is ten times as competent as his opponent.

 

[WolfGate]

I can’t answer it without doing those. ‍

 

[dogs4thewin]

But saying he is physically and mentally unfit is an opinion, not a fact.
While his delivery is occasionally imperfect, he is always on top of the content. So unlike his slightly younger predecessor, who us now trying to convince a NY judge he was as clueless about his business operations as he was about domestic and foreign affairs in the US.

His posture and stride are strong. He rides a bicycle. He has a real physical by a doctor who isn't strangled by non-disclosure agreements or promised future Congressional seats.

While I would prefer a younger candidate he is ten times as competent as his opponent.

Would you be OK with him undergoing a test to determine whether he is competent by a medical professtional and if he fails him not holding office? For the record this could apply to anyone Trump, Biden anyone in office.

 

[PloverWing]

Note that Joe Biden had a stutter earlier in his life. He has largely overcome this speech impediment, but when I see him trip over his words in public, I remember that there is an actual disability involved -- one that does not affect his ability to make good political decisions.

Can we criticize some of President/Senator Biden's policies and actions? Sure. But his occasional difficulty in speaking is a different kind of issue.

 

[YorkieGal]

I feel like making comparisons to Trump, without actually saying his name, is still mentioning Trump.

Just saying.......

 

[mindlight]

The Republican party candidates with the exception of Nikki Hailey seem to be isolationist and divisive to the point of stupidity. They do not seem to realize that American security and prosperity is linked with the global alliances that the USA heads. Such sentiment includes threats to leave NATO, defund Ukraine, and let China take Taiwan. Such occurrences would be disastrous for the cause of global freedom. The worst candidate of them all is Vivek Ramaswamy who is talking about what amounts to American suicide on the global stage.

 

[Postvieww]

While I would prefer a younger candidate he is ten times as competent as his opponent.

Opinion not fact!

 

[Postvieww]

He has many years of experience in elected public office. From the time in the Senate, he has experience negotiating with others to craft legislation, including the ability to make compromises with those who disagree. He mostly holds political views that I agree with. (Not 100% agreement. 100% agreement is rare. But enough agreement.) He's made some mistakes in office, both as President and as Senator. Most people do, if they serve in public office long enough. But he's doing a reasonably good job.

Sounds like a better endorsement than he gets from his own press secretary.

 

[RileyG]

Opinion not fact!

All of these posts are just an opinion- other than the fact he has been in politics for decades.

I accept Joe Biden as President and pray for him daily, but I do not "support" him.

 

[The Barbarian]

My support is non-existant. He is not mentally or physically fit for the job.

Clearly in better mental and physical shape than the front-runner for the only other party with any chance of winning. Given his handling of foreign policy and his move to restore the economy, he's the best choice we have.

 

[Postvieww]

Clearly in better mental and physical shape

Wow

than the front-runner for the only other party with any chance of winning.

We shall see!

Given his handling of foreign policy

Wow

and his move to restore the economy,

Wow

he's the best choice we have.

Nope

 

[The Barbarian]

Clearly in better mental and physical shape

Wow

Beat Trump in every debate, according to Americans watching the debates. Rides bicycles while Trump needs help walking down a ramp.

shape than the front-runner for the only other party with any chance of winning.

We shall see!

I hope you're right. But right now, there is no republican party; it's the property of Donald Trump.

Given Biden's handling of foreign policy

Wow

Restored American leadership in NATO, including the admission of Sweden and Finland. Derailed Putin's plan do take over Ukraine, without committing any American troops.

In only his first two years in office, U.S. President Joe Biden has presided over the most transformative phase in U.S. foreign policy in decades. His administration has led a massive effort to push back against Russia after it unleashed the most horrific war of aggression in Europe since 1945, built and expanded new alliances to contain China in the Indo-Pacific, and rejoined global efforts on climate policy and other issues. Biden and his team have brought a renewed seriousness to U.S. foreign-policy making that stands in sharp contrast with the chaos of the Trump era.

But not all of Biden’s efforts have been successful. The U.S. pullout from Afghanistan in 2021 was a disaster, even if it finally ended a 20-year war. After the Biden team’s early emphasis on democracy and human rights, geopolitical realities have forced uncomfortable compromises.

Biden’s Midterm Report Card

We asked 20 experts to grade the administration’s foreign policy after two years in office.

foreignpolicy.com

Notice his major failure to was to manage the surrender Trump negotiated with the Taliban. Not much to salvage from that, although Biden did order the military to destroy any weapons in our control before leaving. Apparently, Trump negotiated to leave that equipment with the Taliban, and they claimed that Biden "betrayed" them by destroying the equipment.

and his move to restore the economy,

Wow

Yep. The pandemic spiraled gas prices out of sight, so Biden tapped our strateigic reserves while oil prices were inflated, making our country a huge profit while bringing down oil prices. He then refilled the reserves, buying at lower pricess. And consumers got lower gasoline prices. Wins all around except for OPEC and the oil companies.

That predicted recession? Didn't show up. Unemployment low.

President Biden has openly celebrated recent inflation reports, and Federal Reserve officials have also breathed a sigh of relief as rapid price gains show signs of losing steam.

But the pressing question now is whether that pace of progress toward slower price increases — one that was long awaited and very welcome — can persist.

The Fed’s preferred inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, is expected to tick up to 4.2 or 4.3 percent in a report on Thursday, after volatile food and fuel costs are stripped out. That would be an increase from 4.1 percent for the core measure in June. And while it would still be down considerably from a peak of 5.4 percent last summer, such a reading would underscore that inflation remains stubbornly above the Fed’s 2 percent goal and that its path back to normal is proving bumpy.
Most economists are not hugely concerned. They still expect inflation to ease later this year and into 2024 as pandemic disruptions fade and as consumers become less willing to accept ever-higher prices for goods and services. American shoppers are feeling the squeeze of both shrinking savings and higher Fed interest rates.

Inflation Has Been Easing Fast, but Wild Cards Lie Ahead

Will inflation continue to slow at a solid pace? Economists are warily watching a few key areas, like housing and cars.

www.nytimes.com

Republicans are predicting a disaster. For them, maybe. But not a disaster for America.

he's the best choice we have.

Nope

The alternative is Donald Trump, a criminal found guilty of sexual assault, who stole classified documents from the U.S., and then discussed them with random people he was trying to impress. He told us the pandemic would "go away like a miracle" at the same time, he was admitting to a journalist that he knew it was going to be really bad. His lying caused hundreds of thousands of deaths from that alone. He's failed at pretty much everything he's ever started to do, including being president.

You might be right, and republicans might abandon him for a competent person who cares about anything but himself. But it sure doesn't look like it, now, does it?

 

[Postvieww]

Clearly in better mental and physical shape

Beat Trump in every debate, according to Americans watching the debates. Rides bicycles while Trump needs help walking down a ramp.

shape than the front-runner for the only other party with any chance of winning.


I hope you're right. But right now, there is no republican party; it's the property of Donald Trump.

Given Biden's handling of foreign policy


Restored American leadership in NATO, including the admission of Sweden and Finland. Derailed Putin's plan do take over Ukraine, without committing any American troops.

In only his first two years in office, U.S. President Joe Biden has presided over the most transformative phase in U.S. foreign policy in decades. His administration has led a massive effort to push back against Russia after it unleashed the most horrific war of aggression in Europe since 1945, built and expanded new alliances to contain China in the Indo-Pacific, and rejoined global efforts on climate policy and other issues. Biden and his team have brought a renewed seriousness to U.S. foreign-policy making that stands in sharp contrast with the chaos of the Trump era.

But not all of Biden’s efforts have been successful. The U.S. pullout from Afghanistan in 2021 was a disaster, even if it finally ended a 20-year war. After the Biden team’s early emphasis on democracy and human rights, geopolitical realities have forced uncomfortable compromises.

Biden’s Midterm Report Card

We asked 20 experts to grade the administration’s foreign policy after two years in office.

foreignpolicy.com

Notice his major failure to was to manage the surrender Trump negotiated with the Taliban. Not much to salvage from that, although Biden did order the military to destroy any weapons in our control before leaving. Apparently, Trump negotiated to leave that equipment with the Taliban, and they claimed that Biden "betrayed" them by destroying the equipment.

and his move to restore the economy,



Yep. The pandemic spiraled gas prices out of sight, so Biden tapped our strateigic reserves while oil prices were inflated, making our country a huge profit while bringing down oil prices. He then refilled the reserves, buying at lower pricess. And consumers got lower gasoline prices. Wins all around except for OPEC and the oil companies.

That predicted recession? Didn't show up. Unemployment low.

President Biden has openly celebrated recent inflation reports, and Federal Reserve officials have also breathed a sigh of relief as rapid price gains show signs of losing steam.

But the pressing question now is whether that pace of progress toward slower price increases — one that was long awaited and very welcome — can persist.

The Fed’s preferred inflation measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, is expected to tick up to 4.2 or 4.3 percent in a report on Thursday, after volatile food and fuel costs are stripped out. That would be an increase from 4.1 percent for the core measure in June. And while it would still be down considerably from a peak of 5.4 percent last summer, such a reading would underscore that inflation remains stubbornly above the Fed’s 2 percent goal and that its path back to normal is proving bumpy.
Most economists are not hugely concerned. They still expect inflation to ease later this year and into 2024 as pandemic disruptions fade and as consumers become less willing to accept ever-higher prices for goods and services. American shoppers are feeling the squeeze of both shrinking savings and higher Fed interest rates.

Inflation Has Been Easing Fast, but Wild Cards Lie Ahead

Will inflation continue to slow at a solid pace? Economists are warily watching a few key areas, like housing and cars.

www.nytimes.com

Republicans are predicting a disaster. For them, maybe. But not a disaster for America.

he's the best choice we have.


The alternative is Donald Trump, a criminal found guilty of sexual assault, who stole classified documents from the U.S., and then discussed them with random people he was trying to impress. He told us the pandemic would "go away like a miracle" at the same time, he was admitting to a journalist that he knew it was going to be really bad. His lying caused hundreds of thousands of deaths from that alone. He's failed at pretty much everything he's ever started to do, including being president.

You might be right, and republicans might abandon him for a competent person who cares about anything but himself. But it sure doesn't look like it, now, does it?

With such a glowing review maybe explain why the current occupant is being abandoned by his own party!

 

[The Barbarian]

With such a glowing review maybe explain why the current occupant is being abandoned by his own party!

You're confusing "the best the democrats have to offer" with "much better choice than Trump." As you learned, the latter is demonstrably true. The former is arguable.

Trump seems to be one of the big reasons that democrats have been winning so many elections in the last few months.

Going into Tuesday night, Democrats were already having a strong 2023. Compared to Biden’s 2020 victory, Democratic candidates in special elections this year had been running about 8 percentage points better, on average.
There were a couple marquee victories, too, like flipping control of Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court and stopping conservatives from trying to make it more difficult to pass the abortion-rights amendment in Ohio.
Tuesday added to the winning streak: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear won reelection. Democrats held the Virginia state Senate and flipped the state House. The party was the driving force behind a ballot measure to enshrine the right to an abortion in the Ohio state constitution. And Democrats added to their Wisconsin victory by winning a similar race in Pennsylvania.
They also won by muscle-flexing margins. Beshear beat state Attorney General Daniel Cameron by 5 percentage points; his first victory four years ago was by less than half a point. The Ohio abortion amendment passed by 12 points. Daniel McCaffery, the Democratic candidate in Pennsylvania, won by 8.

Republicans can point to a few victories this year. They easily flipped the open governorship in Louisiana last month, and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves won reelection on Tuesday. But their successes were few and far between a year after also underachieving in the 2022 midterms.

Democrats romp, Youngkin flops: 4 takeaways from Tuesday’s election

Joe Biden’s party has had a very strong year at the ballot box. Whether it extends to the president in 2024 is another matter.

www.politico.com