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Are we really going to hold Biden accountable?
Do we know what accountability is? Based on recent history, I don’t believe so.
Discussing our options for the November elections is extremely toxic. Trump sucks, and that’s all that we seem to agree on. The Democrats have nominated Joe Biden to be his main opponent. Based on his record and current mental state, his nomination has left many, myself included, quite skeptical. Our skepticism has led to a mass Liberal meltdown. They think we’re being too loud about what’s wrong with Biden. In their minds, now isn’t the time to complain about Biden, because that helps Trump.
They believe that we should elect Biden and hold him accountable later. I don’t agree with this tactic because there’s no better time than now to make substantive policy demands of Joe Biden because he still needs our votes to seize power. Why would we wait until after he’s already in power to make demands of him? What leverage do we have when he won’t need us for another four years (if he even runs for re-election)? How will Biden be incentivized to take us seriously when he didn’t have to work for our votes to get into the Oval Office? Beyond everything I just said, I simply don’t believe that we know how to hold elected officials accountable in America.
