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In reply to the discussion: Pelosi blames Biden for election loss as finger pointing intensifies [View all]Seasider
(178 posts)48. This whole Biden shouldn't have run thing is revisionist nonsense
If these guys felt so strongly about Biden not running they shouldve confronted him about it back when he first said he was running for reelection. But they didnt and why would they? Biden was an incumbent President with an economy going in a positive direction and this was also before the Gaza thing.
While I do agree that ideally there shouldve been a full primary for finding a Democratic nominee if Biden wasnt it, but theres no guarantee that wouldve flipped the election in our favor especially with no incumbent advantage. Biden had every right to run again. He quit the race when he did because his party forced him out! They cant pin this on him and wash their hands of the role they played in all of this.
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It appears these are republican opinions. I cant believe this came from former speaker pelosi
Trueblue1968
Nov 9
#29
I think she's wrong, but I try to remember that it doesn't really matter now
William Seger
Nov 9
#38
Excuse me Nancy? A friggin' cardboard cutout should have been able to beat a corrupt fool like Trump
crimycarny
Nov 9
#5
He was still weighing a run after Beau's death, and Obama didn't want him to run
crimycarny
Nov 9
#12
Here is a really good article that gives a more nuanced look at Biden and Obama's interactions
crimycarny
Nov 9
#14
Nancy said that if Biden had got out sooner there would have been more candidates in the race.
totodeinhere
Nov 9
#32
Did any other areas get bombarded by non stop attack dog mentality "ads" the last two weeks?
GreenWave
Nov 9
#8
And all of us who are scared and uncertain right now thank you for this show of leadership
Alice B.
Nov 9
#10
Am I mistaken? Back in 2020, didn't Biden himself say that he'd only run for one term?
Intractable
Nov 9
#17
Stop! The election is over. Pointing fingers doesn't help. President Biden has been thru enough at the hands
PortTack
Nov 9
#24
Blaming any Democrat for any reason is an enormous waste of time and accomplishes nothing
dlk
Nov 9
#40
She is probably right Biden's approval rating was always under water, it was said long before
doc03
Nov 10
#53
I'm disappointed that at this point Pelosi would engage in fruitless finger-pointing. we should be uniting right now,
Martin68
Nov 10
#57
NOT HELPING, water under dam! Better use of time - figure out how to counteract DISINFORMATION
Kashkakat v.2.0
Nov 10
#59