Sorry, gotta call bs on this. Trump's 2020 loss was the biggest incumbent loss in history. It was technically a fucking massacre for his campaign and the republican party as a whole.
I haven't looked up every incumbent loss in history, but 2020 isn't close to the worst incumbent loss ever:
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@MrSquished admits he can be rough around the edges, but I find his heart to be in the right place. He and I are legitimately concerned about Biden's chances because his approval ratings are dismal. However I would say that admitting Biden's weaknesses isn't really productive: Biden is 81, and his Veep is Kamala Harris. I'd actually contend the latter is worse than the former; but Harris is only relevant because of Biden's age and people's general misconception that he can't serve out another term. If I was Biden, I'd rip the fucken bandage off and replace Harris with Cory Booker.
That aside, is Biden being over "handled" by his people? Arguably yes, since the Super Bowl interview with POTUS is basically a softball. Why turn down easy media opportunities when the campaign is only going to get more challenging? MrSquished is also right that there is a consistent messaging problem; that Biden's achievements aren't readily acknowledged by the electorate (or by the voters we care about, not cultist MAGAts). But this shit is far from easily solved; if it was then we wouldn't be having this conversation no matter how inept you think Democratic Party strategists are. Jim Carville won one big election, but lost several others; but he always talks a big game on TV like he knows exactly how to solve Dems problems.
Outside a few folks, there is no cult of defend Biden at all costs. Although some of us give the administration kudos for big legislative wins with the narrowest of margins in Congress, that doesn't mean he's the greatest President of our generation. I've said before that he was probably my 4th pick in the 2020 primaries. What we are really saying is that it's absolutely pointless AT THIS TIME to talk about how there are better candidates on the sidelines. He's the presumptive nominee, and right now the November election looks far too much like a coin flip for comfort.* But alas it's already February, and "you dance with the one you came with."
* Those who say polls this far out aren't predictive enough are right, but are also fooling themselves. Biden's approval ratings don't lie, and IF history is a guide, they must improve for him to win reelection.
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