• jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    7 months ago

    If Trump gets bounced out, Biden will literally have no reason to run. The pressure to step aside will be real and he’ll face a challenge at the convention.

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      7 months ago

      Ego. True believer in himself. Power. Legacy.

      He’s a sometimes boy scout, but I don’t see a lifetime politician bowing out after getting the nomination.

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      7 months ago

      What is his reason now?

      He admits he’s not the only one that can beat trump, and polls show he doesn’t even have a good chance at that…

      So why is he running if it’s not to stop trump?

      And why would he drop out if Trump does?

      You’re taking him to say the only reason he’s running is because he doesn’t want trump to win. But it’s likely not.

      He likely meant the same reason Clinton’s team spent donations from dem voters to boost trump during the primary:

      When Republicans run someone like trump, it’s the best shot a conservative dem can win, because there’s a big difference between even a conservative dem and trump.

      Rather than use that as a slam dunk to get a normal dem elected, were risking trump in office again to get someone who doesn’t have a chance at any other Republican.

      I’m not sure how to reply again without just repeating the same things over and over again

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        7 months ago

        "So why is he running if it’s not to stop trump?

        And why would he drop out if Trump does?"

        He has said, the only reason he is running is because of Trump, so like I say in my hypothetical, if Trump is out, Biden literally has no reason to run and has a month before the Democratic Convention to announce what he’s going to do.

        There is no statement NOW, it’s all contingent on the Trump court cases, public opinion, and what happens at the Republican convention in July.

        If Trump is out THEN you can look for a statement from Biden.

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          7 months ago

          You’re taking him to say the only reason he’s running is because he doesn’t want trump to win. But it’s likely not.

          He likely meant the same reason Clinton’s team spent donations from dem voters to boost trump during the primary:

          When Republicans run someone like trump, it’s the best shot a conservative dem can win, because there’s a big difference between even a conservative dem and trump.