Matt N
CF Legend
I know this is a thread regarding the last US presidential election in 2020, but I thought I’d post here as a debate had already started about the 2024 election beforehand.
Following Joe Biden’s debate performance last week against Donald Trump, which was widely considered to have gone very poorly for Biden, there is now strong discussion regarding the possibility of Joe Biden being replaced before the election, with another Democrat taking his place.
As we have a number of American members on here, I’d be interested to know; what are your thoughts on the idea of Biden being replaced? What did you think to the first presidential debate last week?
I won’t claim to be the most au fait with every aspect of American politics, being British, but I saw a few snippets of that debate. From my outside perspective, it was not good viewing from Biden’s standpoint, in my opinion. One of the key prevailing concerns about Biden is his age and whether he’s actually physically fit for another term, and I have to say that the debate appeared to reinforce these concerns quite strongly. Biden mumbled, lost his train of thought numerous times, gave incoherent answers and appeared somewhat vacant at times, and Trump, despite being only a few years younger, absolutely wiped the floor with him and seemed to give off a much “younger” impression and an impression of someone far more physically fit for office. I do not support Trump by any stretch of the imagination, and if I were American, I would definitely be voting Democrat, but after seeing Biden’s debate performance, I can see why some undecided Americans might watch that and think that Trump is the lesser of two evils. I’m not saying I agree with that view by any stretch, but I can see why people might think it.
With all of this in mind, I think that Joe Biden should be replaced as the Democratic presidential candidate. This debate could have just been a bad night for Joe Biden, but I don’t think the cut-throat nature of modern politics allows for bad nights, and I fear that the image of Biden in that debate is one that will stick with a lot of American voters. This debate was a key opportunity for Biden to prove his sceptics wrong and show that he still had enough fight in him for 4 more years, but I think it’s done the exact opposite, and proven prevailing concerns about his age and fitness to be president to arguably be justified. If Biden remains on the Democrat ticket, I think Trump will win in November, simply because he still gives off an impression of being physically fit for the presidency. I feel that a different candidate would remove these concerns from the picture and give the Democrats a fighting chance of beating Trump.
But what does anyone else think? I’d be interested to know your thoughts.
Following Joe Biden’s debate performance last week against Donald Trump, which was widely considered to have gone very poorly for Biden, there is now strong discussion regarding the possibility of Joe Biden being replaced before the election, with another Democrat taking his place.
As we have a number of American members on here, I’d be interested to know; what are your thoughts on the idea of Biden being replaced? What did you think to the first presidential debate last week?
I won’t claim to be the most au fait with every aspect of American politics, being British, but I saw a few snippets of that debate. From my outside perspective, it was not good viewing from Biden’s standpoint, in my opinion. One of the key prevailing concerns about Biden is his age and whether he’s actually physically fit for another term, and I have to say that the debate appeared to reinforce these concerns quite strongly. Biden mumbled, lost his train of thought numerous times, gave incoherent answers and appeared somewhat vacant at times, and Trump, despite being only a few years younger, absolutely wiped the floor with him and seemed to give off a much “younger” impression and an impression of someone far more physically fit for office. I do not support Trump by any stretch of the imagination, and if I were American, I would definitely be voting Democrat, but after seeing Biden’s debate performance, I can see why some undecided Americans might watch that and think that Trump is the lesser of two evils. I’m not saying I agree with that view by any stretch, but I can see why people might think it.
With all of this in mind, I think that Joe Biden should be replaced as the Democratic presidential candidate. This debate could have just been a bad night for Joe Biden, but I don’t think the cut-throat nature of modern politics allows for bad nights, and I fear that the image of Biden in that debate is one that will stick with a lot of American voters. This debate was a key opportunity for Biden to prove his sceptics wrong and show that he still had enough fight in him for 4 more years, but I think it’s done the exact opposite, and proven prevailing concerns about his age and fitness to be president to arguably be justified. If Biden remains on the Democrat ticket, I think Trump will win in November, simply because he still gives off an impression of being physically fit for the presidency. I feel that a different candidate would remove these concerns from the picture and give the Democrats a fighting chance of beating Trump.
But what does anyone else think? I’d be interested to know your thoughts.