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In reply to the discussion: Biden reportedly regrets ending re-election campaign and says he'd have defeated Trump [View all]Self Esteem
(1,797 posts)Fair or not, the media will circle candidates who don't play by their game. Trump loved playing by the media's game and they went along with it every step of the way. He was all-access a lot of the time. He held press conferences all the time. Obama was very similar. Clinton too.
Biden didn't do many press conferences. I think I read he did fewer press conferences than the last six presidents. He didn't do many one-on-one interviews, either, and the media took note. They brought into question his competency and whether he was being shielded by his staff. It was very similar to questions raised with Reagan in the 1980s.
The big difference is that Biden only reinforced those concerns with his debate performance. Had Biden gone out and looked like he did in 2020, the narrative would have likely collapsed. Maybe he still doesn't win but he's much more competitive.
But that debate made him look completely out of it. It was terrible and only supported the narrative that he was not up for another term.