19 points

Well that may be it since he said he’d step aside for a medical condition.

But since COVID isn’t all that threatening in most cases I doubt he’ll consider that a condition.

permalink
report
reply
10 points

This seems like coincidental timing to me. He would definitely have something more severe than just COVID.

permalink
report
parent
reply
20 points

I don’t know, especially considering the effects of COVID on older folks and long COVID, he may be willing to use this as his step-down excuse.

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points

Yeah, can we get someone in there to diagnose some long COVID while he’s still in the acute phase?

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

True.

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

since COVID isn’t all that threatening in most cases I doubt he’ll consider that a condition.

In the case of an 81yo with one of the most stressful jobs in the world, though? You bet your ass it is!

permalink
report
parent
reply
46 points
*

I don’t know man.

I had COVID like 7 months ago, and that headache was so god damn bad, I thought my head was gonna explode.

Imagine the worst tension headache you’ve ever had in your life and it won’t go away even with a thousand milligrams of Tylenol. I couldn’t imagine going through that at eighty one years old

permalink
report
parent
reply
14 points

This was the most memorable thing about covid for me besides the fatigue. I rarely get headaches but it gave me the worst headache of my life for a solid week.

permalink
report
parent
reply
8 points

Right? Same with me. I rarely get them too.

I was tired as fuck and you can’t sleep because the headache is like a vice crushing your head.

permalink
report
parent
reply
7 points

Plus the fatigue was horrible and lasted for weeks.

permalink
report
parent
reply
9 points

It affects different people in different ways.

I had zero headache, a runny nose (but only my right nostril), was a bit fatigued, and thirsty like a man in the desert for a 1,000 days. These lasted 3 days, the mild fatigue about a week.

Hell of a birthday week that was!

permalink
report
parent
reply
-7 points

I’m just gonna see how real y’all are: I hope he drops out because of it

permalink
report
reply
3 points

I’m downvoting because of the whiny prefix. Not because I don’t hope it kicks his ass

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points

I’m just gonna see how real y’all are

What does this mean? Can someone explain?

permalink
report
parent
reply
-1 points

Downvoted but not taking part in your silly poll

permalink
report
parent
reply
-9 points

(chanting) Step down! Step down!

permalink
report
reply
-7 points

Thanks for your contribution, Donald

permalink
report
parent
reply
-1 points
-2 points
*

Biden was trailing in polls when he beat Trump 4 years ago.

Nancy pelosi has been making bad decisions for the past pretty-much-her-whole-career, it’s crazy that people keep pointing to her as some source of legitimate news.

It’s because you know her name and she’s semi-famous, there’s no other reason for you to name her as a source of credibility or judgment.

She’s a selfish politician that makes terrible policy choices.

She’s making a terrible choice now as well, and if she believes polls marking biden a couple percent below Trump are of any practical value, she’s as deluded as everybody else who believes them.

It’s so obvious the conservatives are spreading misinformation like they always do and you and pelosi are believing them, again.

permalink
report
parent
reply
8 points
*

We’ve all seen the debate. Biden was already losing in the polls before October 7th. Then the whole rift over Palestime happened, the disastrous debate, Trump getting shot at. It’s a train wreck and Democrats are in denial about their own chances. I want Trump to lose which means I want the Democrats to put up their best candidates and not some frail old guy. That debate should have them panicking. He shouldn’t have run at all. He should have made more work of setting up his successor in the first place.

permalink
report
parent
reply
7 points
*

Many people have watched the two five second clips and are ignoring his performance over the first term.

You listed the debate twice, I assume once for each clip since all of those arguments are irrelevant.

Biden has been an active and progressive president and despite funny five-second clips, tgere’s every reason to reelect for Biden.

Debates shouldn’t have anyone panicking, debates are clown shows for the masses that have nothing to do with the administration of the presidency.

And it’s insane that you’re talking about polls after the last 8 years.

Biden should be re-elected because of his solid policies on student debt, civil rights, sustainable technology and critical infrastructure

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

Most Democrats aren’t in denial, 2/3rds want him to step down, including congressional leadership. It’s just the Blue MAGA and people whose roles are based on loyalty to Biden specifically that don’t. Unfortunately he’s the one who gets to make the decision.

permalink
report
parent
reply
-4 points

Jesus christ! If Biden drops out we might trully be fucked now, specially now that it’s clear as day that Kennedy is working with Trump to take votes away from Biden in order to help Trump win. It would take a fucking miracle to get someone with so much energy and sufficiently known to stand against Trump.

Sorry for my pesism, but I really see things very bleak come November.

permalink
report
reply
10 points

Literally any other democrat is polling better than Biden lmao

permalink
report
parent
reply

That’s my hope, but the need isn’t to beat Biden, it’s to unify the beat Trump

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

I don’t understand the down voting when this is factually correct.

permalink
report
parent
reply
6 points

Probably not Bob Menendez.

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

And Kennedy isn’t taking any Democrat away.

permalink
report
parent
reply
0 points

It would take a fucking miracle to get someone with so much energy and sufficiently known to stand against Trump.

Bhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, oh my gods 🤣 I needed a good laugh, thanks random bootlicker…

permalink
report
parent
reply

Bootlicker your mom, I fucking hate Biden, but I’ll be dammed if Trump wins. I’ll vote for a turd over Trump if it keeps him out of office.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

Almost all the mainstream criticism against Biden is that he’s too old and bumbling. Run ANYONE else and all that criticism goes away immediately.

permalink
report
parent
reply
42 points

It would be pretty funny if Trump survived a bullet, but Biden dies from turbo flu.

permalink
report
reply
34 points

Funny isn’t the word I would choose.

permalink
report
parent
reply
6 points

Hilarious?

permalink
report
parent
reply
9 points

What’s comedy without a bit of tragedy?

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

I’ve had more than enough tragedy, when do we get to the fun part?

permalink
report
parent
reply
7 points

We live in the Shit Timeline™

Biden will die, but only after the DNC shoves him in via the remote vote they’re pushing, then we’re stuck with Kamala instead of having the chance for someone like Warren to step up…

I wish we weren’t so misogynistic and obsessed with name recognition… I think she would have been great if the old folks didn’t just vote the name they know who’s been around forever in the primaries in 16…

permalink
report
parent
reply
5 points

Yes because picking Anyone over the current VP as the candidate signals you’re doing so well.

Who honestly thinks they’d pick Anyone but Harris? Again, it’s all fan fic that Anyone but those two will be the nominee.

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

it would be insane for it to be anyone but harris.

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

Depends on the timing tbh… If it was maybe 2-4 weeks out from the election, it could potentially galvanize Democratic voters and more people could end up voting for Harris because of it.

permalink
report
parent
reply

News

!news@lemmy.world

Create post

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil

Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.

Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.

Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.

Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.

Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.

No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.

If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.

Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.

The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body

For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

Community stats

  • 14K

    Monthly active users

  • 20K

    Posts

  • 512K

    Comments