I think it's best for the country if he stays in the race because he's the incumbent and the best (according to the polls) person to replace him is already on the ticket. Also, if you think they're gonna put someone progressive up, I have some bad news. Essentially, take every position Biden has, and you can safely assume his replacement will be at best as good, and probably at least a little bit worse.
That ship has sailed. Americans don't turn out for weakness. Whether it's a squee while the 70 ton Main Battle Tank you're riding in takes a jump or showing up to a debate cosplaying "confused old man".
It's not rational and political analysts hate it but it's always been true. Biden had about a week to go on a barnstorm and show us the debate was a fluke and he handled it the exact wrong way. He stayed home and let his campaign staff try to spin things. He needs to step aside now.
because he's the incumbent
There's an argument to be made that incumbency could actually be a drag right now. People don't feel the government is working for them and they blame those currently in power. We saw with Trump that a lot of people will vote for any kind of change, even if it's objectively worse.
There's an argument to be made that incumbency could actually be a drag right now.
Alright, make it. People haven't felt like the government has been working for them since I was old enough to vote, so I very much doubt that by itself is really your reasoning. People tell me that I change my mind surprisingly easily, so go ahead.
Look at the wave of right wing populists winning across Europe. Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, and a bunch of other countries have elected these kind of anti-establishment candidates. Same pattern as "MAGA" conservatives in the US. These people don't win elections because they're competent. They aren't even good campaigners. They get elected because they're promising to trash the system.
It's not just that people don't feel like the government is working for them, it's that they are looking to authoritarianism to provide solutions.
France and the UK just gave the right a pair of fat Ls, so I don't think your chosen narrative is as clear as you seem to think. Furthermore, we were discussing the potential advantage/disadvantage of specifically being the incumbent, rather than the appeal of the right wing. That is to say, your argument fails to support your thesis.
Trump was an incumbent in 2020. He lost.
Wow, how completely irrelevant to the entire point.
Well I just made incumbency irrelevant to your point, so it seems relevant.
I think it's best for the country if he stays in the race because he's the incumbent and the best (according to the polls) person to replace him is already on the ticket. Also, if you think they're gonna put someone progressive up, I have some bad news. Essentially, take every position Biden has, and you can safely assume his replacement will be at best as good, and probably at least a little bit worse.
That ship has sailed. Americans don't turn out for weakness. Whether it's a squee while the 70 ton Main Battle Tank you're riding in takes a jump or showing up to a debate cosplaying "confused old man".
It's not rational and political analysts hate it but it's always been true. Biden had about a week to go on a barnstorm and show us the debate was a fluke and he handled it the exact wrong way. He stayed home and let his campaign staff try to spin things. He needs to step aside now.
There's an argument to be made that incumbency could actually be a drag right now. People don't feel the government is working for them and they blame those currently in power. We saw with Trump that a lot of people will vote for any kind of change, even if it's objectively worse.
Alright, make it. People haven't felt like the government has been working for them since I was old enough to vote, so I very much doubt that by itself is really your reasoning. People tell me that I change my mind surprisingly easily, so go ahead.
Look at the wave of right wing populists winning across Europe. Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, and a bunch of other countries have elected these kind of anti-establishment candidates. Same pattern as "MAGA" conservatives in the US. These people don't win elections because they're competent. They aren't even good campaigners. They get elected because they're promising to trash the system.
It's not just that people don't feel like the government is working for them, it's that they are looking to authoritarianism to provide solutions.
France and the UK just gave the right a pair of fat Ls, so I don't think your chosen narrative is as clear as you seem to think. Furthermore, we were discussing the potential advantage/disadvantage of specifically being the incumbent, rather than the appeal of the right wing. That is to say, your argument fails to support your thesis.
Trump was an incumbent in 2020. He lost.
Wow, how completely irrelevant to the entire point.
Well I just made incumbency irrelevant to your point, so it seems relevant.