▲ 147 ▼ Biden said to be increasingly frustrated by dismal poll numbers (www.washingtonpost.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] alvvayson@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (1 child) And Biden - who has won elections for the past 40+ years - really understands this. Which is why he is frustrated. We have to be honest. Things really aren't looking good. Let's not fool ourselves. Trump has a large, dedicated base willing to vote for him. If turnout is high, his chances of winning are low. But with a low turnout, his chances are high. A potential Biden voter staying home, because of low motivation to go stand in a line for hours - that's the Republican winning ticket. Which is why the conflict in Israel and stalemate in Ukraine are good for Trump, it de-energizes the Democrat base. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] I_Has_A_Hat@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Furbag@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Normally I'd agree, but it seems like the only people who are polling less favorably than Biden are literally every other GOP primary candidate. Even beloved local candidates like De Santis are floundering on the national stage. The MAGA schism is too wide for the Republican party to recover from at this point, if you ask me. This was something that started gaining momentum under the Obama administration and can't be easily stopped or redirected. Without Trump at the vanguard, the Republican party would be in complete disarray. Why else would they continue supporting him while he's under so many felony indictments? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] I_Has_A_Hat@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Furbag@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Normally I'd agree, but it seems like the only people who are polling less favorably than Biden are literally every other GOP primary candidate. Even beloved local candidates like De Santis are floundering on the national stage. The MAGA schism is too wide for the Republican party to recover from at this point, if you ask me. This was something that started gaining momentum under the Obama administration and can't be easily stopped or redirected. Without Trump at the vanguard, the Republican party would be in complete disarray. Why else would they continue supporting him while he's under so many felony indictments? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Normally I'd agree, but it seems like the only people who are polling less favorably than Biden are literally every other GOP primary candidate. Even beloved local candidates like De Santis are floundering on the national stage. The MAGA schism is too wide for the Republican party to recover from at this point, if you ask me. This was something that started gaining momentum under the Obama administration and can't be easily stopped or redirected. Without Trump at the vanguard, the Republican party would be in complete disarray. Why else would they continue supporting him while he's under so many felony indictments? permalink fedilink source parent