Ever since Joe Biden announced his candidacy, and even before, I’ve seen one hit piece after another on him here. Sometimes multiple ones on the same day. These pieces have ranged from “blah blah blah establishment” to “he’s literally worse than Trump!”
THIS IS WHY WE LOSE.
To be clear, Biden is not my top choice. Beto and Harris are, and Biden is my “fallback” candidate. There are also two candidates this time that I cannot stand. IMO, they are divisive, toxic, and way too chummy with Russia. But both of them are the second coming of Abraham Lincoln compared to what we have now, and I will support and vote for either one of them if they are the last one standing against Trump.
Say what you will about Republicans, they are extremely disciplined voters. They will vote for a pedophile or a neo-Nazi without batting an eye because according to them, it’s better than voting for a Democrat. Meanwhile, we are once again nitpicking ourselves to defeat, much like we did with Hillary in 2016. She just doesn’t INSPIRE me...she coughed once, it’s time to put her down...she said deplorable...and what about her EEEEEEEMAILS…
The fact is, there is a very good chance Biden could be our candidate. He (along with Beto) is also beating Trump by four points in TEXAS. Do you realize how yuge that is? Texas turning blue or even purple would be a fatal blow to the GOP as a nationally relevant party. Why would anyone want to sabotage such an opportunity by shooting ourselves in the foot with purity tests? Moral victories mean nothing when there are kids in cages and we’re staring down the barrel of a Fox and Friends SCOTUS for the rest of our lives.
So to sum it up, I’m aware that Biden isn’t perfect. He can’t walk on water. He has made mistakes. He has made gaffes. He may have even sided with Republicans from time to time.
IDGAF.
He may very well be the only person standing between us and a Fourth Reich.