▲ 156 ▼ Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden's reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 3 years ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org 129 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Peeko@beehaw.org 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Really wish we didn't need to wait for politicians to die of old age before we could replace them... permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] liminis@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago I imagine in this case there's a little more to it, namely that incumbent presidents overwhelmingly win a second term. The last time a sitting President failed to do so prior to Trump was all the way bac in 1993. I don't like Biden, hell, I don't like electoral politics; but it's probably wise in a party-political sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] liminis@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago I imagine in this case there's a little more to it, namely that incumbent presidents overwhelmingly win a second term. The last time a sitting President failed to do so prior to Trump was all the way bac in 1993. I don't like Biden, hell, I don't like electoral politics; but it's probably wise in a party-political sense. permalink fedilink source parent