Many voters are weary about a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. Third parties hope they can fill the gap - The Mainichi
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PHOENIX (AP) -- The 2024 presidential election is drawing an unusually robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates hoping to cap

PHOENIX (AP) – The 2024 presidential election is drawing an unusually robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates hoping to capitalize on Americans’ ambivalence and frustration over a likely rematch between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump.

  • Habahnow@sh.itjust.works
    31·
    11 months ago

    If we’re talking about candidate for president, then easily Biden is the best choice. Why would the DNC even think about not picking Biden as the candidate when Americans voted him in already, and he hasn’t shit the bed? Not only that, this is a literal repeat of the election Biden won, against the exact same opponent with the EXACT same platform and message. I should emphasize, Trump LOST his reelection something that hasn’t happened since HW Bush in '92 and yet Trump lost because he was so bad. So here we are a president running for reeelection in which there’s a history of presidents mainly winning their reelection campaigns. It seems like a no brainer, run Biden unless he messes up soon (since closer to election time, the calculus becomes harder to figure out).

    In regards to my point 2, We tried something new with Trump and it was a train wreck. Having experience for a job is always a plus, when compared to someone that knows nothing/very little. I agree Biden isn’t exactly my cup of tea (voted for Bernie), but he’s not crap compared to other Democrats, and against Trump there’s not contest. But we’re passed deciding whether we need to change out Biden, that decision point was back during the primary.

    Point three, Neither of those bills are modest and especially not with the current political atmosphere. Some R politicians are literally saying that Biden stole the election and has committed impeachable actions, they’ve been acting and voting with that in mind. The CHIPs act voted with overwhelming republican disapproval. So doesn’t seem like a no brainer decision for Republicans which makes it rather surprising that it passed in general. Same thing with the Inflation Reduction Act which is the biggest spending bill for the environment for US and world history. Republicans overwhelming voted against it in the House and Senate as well.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      56·
      11 months ago

      and he hasn’t shit the bed?

      • WIllow Project (oil drilling project in alaska)
      • Palestine
      • student loan debt (well, there’s some progress on it, but its far from complete.); cost of tuition. 0
      • Dreamers.
      • Immigration reform. Customs detention facilities. dealing with the asylum crisis.
      • Policing reform.
      • codifying Roe v. Wade.
      • Housing costs; and other debt.
      • Core inflation has come down, but the kind of inflation people feel on a daily basis hasn’t (Food and energy paramount here.)

      Seriously, compared to any ex-president other than trump, and at best he’s “Meh”.

      The CHIPs act voted with overwhelming republican disapproval. So doesn’t seem like a no brainer decision for Republicans which makes it rather surprising that it passed in general. Same thing with the Inflation Reduction Act which is the biggest spending bill for the environment for US and world history. Republicans overwhelming voted against it in the House and Senate as well.

      Yep. because they’re the party of shitting themselves and blaming democrats. the point being, though, that while Biden did a fair amount of heavy lifting there- he didn’t do all the heavy lifting. Those bills aren’t exclusively biden’s win.