I figure it’s even money between Gruesome Newsom and Chilldawg

  • duderium [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    All of that is true, but Biden’s approval is currently lower than Trump’s and Carter’s at the same points in their presidencies.

    • Great_Leader_Is_Dead [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      11 months ago

      Honestly does that really matter? Like every president is unpopular in the social media age. Once the election is actually on the horizon the media will blitz us with Biden good, Orange man bad propaganda and the normies will fall in line.

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        11 months ago

        Biden is also behind Trump in every swing state. It’s still mostly a coin toss as to who will win in 2024 but it’s not looking great for Biden.

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          I don’t pay much heed to polls this far out. I think certain demos are pissed at Biden and saying this won’t vote for him now, but as the election grows closer the media will report on more and more crazy shit Trump is saying and people will go back to vootin bluu noo mooter whoo.

          Plus the demos he’s polling terribly with tend to be the ones who don’t show at the ballot box much, lib wine will still turn out for him.

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            11 months ago

            But also, I think things are just going to keep getting worse for Biden for the rest of his presidency. Can you only polish a turd so much?

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              As much as it pains me to agree with the Libs, I think there are some signs that the economy is gradually getting better. Not by much but maybe enough that things will be tolerable. The housing market is still fucked and probably will be for a while, but it has been for a while and people seem just resigned to it. Inflation and gas prices are coming down, there’s been some job and wage growth. Heck even with housing there has been some more building so we actually may see some minor improvement.

              This plus the threat of Trump maybe enough for Biden to clinch it.

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                The only evidence I’ve seen that “the economy” is improving is that the stock market is up and TVs are cheap. Literally everything else is the same or worse.

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                  11 months ago

                  Unemployment is down too and also there has been wage growth in the lower sectors of the economy. Barrister and stock boys are making more. Problem is their wages were shit to start with so they’ve gone from shit to slightly less shit, and most of that improvement has been eaten up by the economy.

                  Inflation does seem to be slowing, housing still sucks tho.

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      That’s why I said:

      Biden has gone further than any previous American president could ever have imagined.

      Biden is surely breaking new grounds everywhere. I think we’re going to find out, if it hasn’t been made clear over the years, that the opinion of the 95% doesn’t matter at all.