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The Biden reelection campaign has a Joe Biden problem.
US Liberals are panicking over the dismal state of Biden's reelection campaign. Let's discuss it.
Get in, losers. We're going to save democracy! Our savior of democracy is *checks notes*, a senile genocidaire that wants nothing to fundamentally change while the country crumbles. Who's excited? Barely anyone? No, that can't be right! Orange man bad, and democracy good! Don't you get it? Just vote for the lesser evil ONE MORE TIME, you all. PLEASE! It's the most important election of our lifetime! I’m sure you've either heard this argument before or made it yourself. My question for American liberals and all others in the Vote Blue No Matter Who (VBNMW) camp is that if this election is really a referendum on the sustenance of American democracy, why in the Hell is Joe Biden the candidate you're placing all of your hopes on?
In my opinion, Joe Biden is a uniquely disqualified candidate. There are many reasons for this, but I'll focus on three main electoral liabilities in the interest of time. Biden's age and cognitive decline, his unconditional support for Israel’s genocide, and the state of the economy are electoral anvils that are hurting his popularity with voters. Ironically, I believe that Biden's most vocal supporters agree with me here. Their entire strategy seems to be to downplay Biden's vulnerabilities or to talk…
