Democratic strategists, liberal pundits are making a living off doubting President Joe Biden's viability in the 2024 presidential election. Why?

While rebutting another post here on Lemmy, I ran into this. This says exactly what I want to say.

I am not a friend of Biden’s Administration. I think they drug their feet over a variety of things ranging from holding Trump and his goons accountable for January 6th through rulemaking on issues like OTC Birth Control and abortion rights, and yes, I think he’s too quick to please big business. But then I remember what the alternative is, and … well, disappointed in Biden or not, I’m voting for him. Because my wife is a Black bisexual goth woman, four strikes under Team Pepe’s tent. And I have my own strikes for marrying her as a White dude, and respecting her right to not have kids since she doesn’t want them is another strike against me. And I care about my Non-Christian, Gay, Transgender, and Minority friends, and will never willingly subject them to Team Pepe.

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
    314·
    7 months ago

    Democrats need to pull themselves together and figure out what people actually need and want. The bogeyman isn’t a sustainable thing.

    • alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      103·
      7 months ago

      Exactly.

      Imagine if Coca-Cola tried to shame or guilt people into buying Coca-Cola.

      How would that work out.

      The guilt tripping and shaming is going to backfire.

      To win, you have to inspire people to actually want to vote for you.

      Otherwise, they just might not even bother showing up.

      • capital@lemmy.world
        68·
        7 months ago

        Imagine if Coca-Cola tried to shame or guilt people into buying Coca-Cola.

        Now imagine there are only 2 possible choices and Pepsi is going to further reduce the control the women in your life have over their own bodies, and other fucked up shit.

    • Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world
      41·
      7 months ago

      Problem is they know exactly what the people want (socialized healthcare, corporations to be held accountable for their actions, to break up monopolies, affordable housing, seriously address climate change, safe food and water, not supporting genocide) only problem is vested interests don’t want that. So the Dems need to figure out how to balance those two things by appeasing the powerful interest and paying lip service to the voters.

      • aberrate_junior_beatnikEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        So the Dems need to figure out how to balance those two things by appeasing the powerful interest and paying lip service to the voters.

        I mean, that’s what they’re doing now, right? “Oh, we all want to do these things, but the big mean republicans won’t let us do them, we’re just smol beans who can’t help it, we couldn’t possibly kill the filibuster or reform the court, it’s our birthday, why do you hate us?”