Biden was my last choice out of the field of Democrats heading into 2020, and yet I don't know what any other candidate would have done differently to achieve better results.

I'm voting for the record and the strategy more than the man himself. I wish things were different but it's hard to argue with the results considering the state of Congress and the courts.

It's the only choice because he was shoved down Dem throats though. Great, he accomplished some things. Quite frankly any empty suit could have done that with the clout of the rest of the party. A non-geriatric progressive could have potentially done much more, but the establishment won't run anyone like that. Eventually the fragmentation will grow too great and start working against itself (we may already be there).

When Biden supported the rail corporations and waffled on student loans (pre-SC scumbaggery), it was apparent that he's just a shill. The latter went against a campaign promise, but memories are short.

Edit: also "helping defeat Russia" is arguably not a thing. They are not the threat to the US that they used to be. Sure, it's great to support Ukraine. But China is the only real military threat to the US, and Biden has been status quo there. I get that the US is world police, but let's not treat the Military Industrial Complex as a plus.

PACT Act

A good thing, but also a reminder that 100 billion sent for another country's war is 100 billion that isn't being spent to keep our veterans in good care. (Among other things)

American Rescue Plan

Biden himself made excuses for how lackluster this was, despite it's super-cool name, and even more fun, his administration withheld $600 of the promised $2000 in aid that he'd assured voters they'd get before they delivered Georgia.

Impressive job growth and low unemployment

Sounds pretty awesome until you realize everyone's working 2-3 jobs to survive. See my point above about housing scarcity. I think we'd all be way more impressed if he'd passed a living wage back when he had the majority.

Bi-partisan Infrastructure

Another bill Biden made excuses for, which is funny, because he had the majority when it was passed. As much as he, and his partisan ideologues want to let him cosplay as a cut-rate FDR, we deserve way better than a corporate shill.

Helping defeat Russia

This isn't our war. We should not be sending a hundred billion of our dollars in order to fund it, especially when we have wildfires, hurricanes, failing power grids, and other crises being ignored here at home. (In addition to, what, wars in eight countries we're already involved in.)

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While I agree he's not a complete failure, that's kind of like the 600 points a person gets just for signing their name correctly on an SAT testing form. It was a particular kick in the balls when Dems got Georgia and his messaging switched from "2000 checks" to "finish the job" and they sent $1400 instead, considering that was our money he was withholding from us in a time of crisis.

And in a nation of 330,000,000 people, "better than Trump" isn't good enough. That we gave Biden a Democratic majority and he did nothing meaningful with it is why we'll likely have an outspoken and overt fascist elected as our president in a year.

Unemployment is one of the most cooked statistics by the federal government; they have several so they can choose the most ideal to report. The real issue is that unemployment also accounts for people who left the market, aka disabled, left-behind, or those with long term disability due to COVID. So unemployment looks great when you remove all the people deemed not fit for capital to exploit further.

I agree.

This thread is the first time I've been embarrassed to be a part of the fediverse. This thread shows a lot of nihilistic people who don't actually follow politics well enough to have views based in reality. People reference the railroad situation without understanding the resolution and reference student debt and other areas as if Biden had full control of the house/senate.

It really is the left's version of Trump supporters in that they revel in their ignorance, wear it as a badge and then encourage others to follow the same path. At least Trump supporters have the decency to encourage their contemporaries to vote in elections smh.

sometimes I wonder if the "both sides" leftists are privileged accelerationists

Not until we have a fully-funded universal health care system, no. Absolutely not.