• MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    This is where I’m at. Biden is not my preferred candidate, but I don’t see a better alternative stepping up. Witmer, Newsome, Shapiro, etc have all opted not to run. Joe Biden is the strongest candidate running for president that can and has beat Trump, end of story. I’d love to live in a world where I can vote for a young progressive in the 2024 general election, but we simply don’t live in that world. The focus should be on pushing Biden to the left, not complaining that he’s taking the place of some imagined candidate that doesn’t exist.

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      11 months ago

      Witmer, Newsome, Shapiro, etc have all opted not to run.

      They’ve opted not to challenge Biden, that doesn’t mean if he stepped aside we’d just have some nobody. Unfortunately he really is the decision point on whether we’re stuck with him, and people who become president aren’t known for their propensity to fade into the background and let someone else take charge.