I was planning on staying out of this.
I won't pretend that he will go down as all time great.
Is he a good president? Yes.
Do I like him? No.
Would I vote for him a second time if it meant preventing Trump from being President? Yes.
Would I vote for him if it meant a vote for Harris as President? Yes
At the end of the day, he is boring, his policies have led to a stronger economy (Honestly!) than we have seen since Obama, and he is doing his best to AVOID getting us into another war.
Yes, Trump had Covid and its economic impact on his watch. He didn't cause it, but his policy DID make it worse. And the economy suffered. Tariffs also punish us, the consumer, not the country the good originates from. He didn't hurt China one bit: he hurt the US consumer.
Lastly, and again this was because of Covid, but interest rates began rising on his watch, not Joe's. Biden and Trump's Fed pick in Powell have brought us back from the brink. Trump indicates he wouldn't keep Powell in place!?! Frankly, this is because Biden
Administration with Powell have thus far prevented a recession! (Not saying Biden is responsible, but the administration as a whole.)
The Border is a quagmire that Trump and the Republicans haven't been able to solve, so blaming this all on Biden is disingenuous at best. Mostly an outright political lie. This given away by the fact that now with a bipartisan bill in the Senate, the House Republicans are back tracking on such a deal because it might look like a Biden Win with Trump only really having the Border as a talking point.
Now...
Put a strong, but Moderate Republican in Trumps position as the presumptive candidate. Somebody who denounces partisan brinksmanship and tries to unite both side for the greater good for the greatest number.
You can't. But try.
Would I vote for such a person that disavowed Pro-Life politics and Maga Hatred in the name of fair fiscal conservative policies that helped all Americans? Yes
Would I vote for this person over Biden? Very Possibly.
Would Biden even be running if it weren't for Trump?
I don't think he would.
Would I vote for Gavin or Corey Booker over this nonexistent "RINO" candidate that Maga would disavow? YES.
Keep in mind that Haley and everybody else that was running had embraced the Maga profile at some point. Hutchinson might be Never-Trump, but his history as a Republican is one of draconian policy. Christie was no different at times.
Not one of this years GOP candidates had any bona fides that didn't disenfranchise a majority of the country for a minority of base voters.
We need to stop the antagonist politics and look toward healing the country by doing what is right for the greatest number of the citizenry. Not continue this I'm right-you're wrong program of power over community no matter the cost.
I don't like Biden. I don't want to have to choose him over anybody else. But I will. 3 years in, we are in a better place if you look at the facts. And I say this coming off the worst quarter my business has seen:
ever. But it's not because of Biden or his policies. It's because of what started under Trump and has taken 3 years to manifest.
This is the classic Southpark Turd Sandwich or Douche episode.
IF:
our country could handle a true third party candidate, I would consider voting for somebody else. Our Constitution is designed for a 2 party system for a very important reason. They wanted to avoid having to rule by coalition. In today's terms, look at Italy, the UK, Israel: they all have problems holding a coalition. Israel and Italy are particularly good examples of government disfunction.
The 2-party system prevents this from happening. Everything that the Constitution was meant to do is to prevent disfunction. My argument is they didn't go far enough in clarifying, codifying, what was needed, only implied. The Founders never envisioned a rulership class: they expected people to go and serve 1-2 terms, then go back home to family and profession. So much more... but this isn't the place.
Regardless, and to your point Friend Will
:
Yes, I would vote for Biden again. I would prefer somebody else. I don't think he would run if a better republican candidate than anybody-Maga were running against him.
Too much qualification?
Probably.
