10-18-2022, 12:05 PM
(10-18-2022, 05:02 AM)David Horn Wrote:(10-18-2022, 12:57 AM)Eric the Green Wrote:(10-17-2022, 05:26 PM)David Horn Wrote:(10-17-2022, 01:38 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Biden's approval rating is falling again, now below -10, and I guess whenever Biden falls Trump rises, in spite of everything; now he's back to -12%
Absolutely looney Americans!
The USA cannot survive if its people go certifiably insane, which they have.
538's average in the House is still +0.8 Democrats, but Republicans have led or pulled even in the latest polls, which however include Trafalgar and Rasmussen.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/pol...ic-ballot/
Biden is all rational thought and tender feelings. Trump is bombast and hate. Note: the latter actually plays much better, since it's the topic de jure whenever the Orange One puts himself out there. Biden can't be the veins-in-the-teeth candidate the Dems need to oppose that model; it's not in him. But the Dems better find one fast.
Why didn't you think his recent speech championing democracy against the MAGA Republicans sufficiently "veins-in-the-teeth"? It seems like he did it better than anyone is doing today.
Yes, he's finally awake, but not soon enough. He's a defined quantity. It's simply too late for him to take another path. More to the point, the youth are not lookiing for anyone over 40ish. They believe, not incorrectly, that they are being ignored. They may understand that Trump is scary, but they don't see Biden as a savior ... just a placeholder.
I understand that to the youth he does not seem like the ideal candidate. And Obama warned them already that they can't wait for a savior. "You can't opt out because you don't feel sufficiently inspired by this or that particular candidate. This is not a rock concert; this is not Coachella. You don't need a messiah; all we need are decent, hardworking people, who are accountable, and who have America's best interests at heart". So yes, he's a placeholder for them, but there's no-one else to take his place, and they need to realize that, and support him. A savior may never come, whether young or old. They may not give Biden approval in the opinion polls, but they may vote Democratic anyway, and vote for him against some Republican idiot in 2024. Let us pray that they do.
The Johnson-Barnes race looks bad at the moment, but the polls are still rather inconsistent. North Carolina margins are slight, but hard to overcome. Ohio is still possible. Florida seems out of the question. Even a 4% Rubio lead there means a lot of deceived folks. Georgia doesn't look bad, and Warnock is lucky to have such a ludicrous opponent, but Nevada is tight. The latest two polls show the Democratic leading by 2 or 3 points. The House generic polls look better today. People need to get the message. To vote for Republicans this year is to vote away their right to vote.