I remember back in 16 everyone and his 4th cousin wanted Biden to run when he was still in the glow of the Obama admin and he had a bunch of reasons of why he didn’t want to (something he seriously regrets at least not running in the primaries apparently)
But say he did run and win the nom would the tide of “get that moslem ni–er and all he stands for out of the white house and America” sewage of overwhelmed him also?
Note that was the quote used for the exact reason I was told that people voted for trump in these parts … as long as a candidate promised that they’d of voted for a potted pant apparently
Could Biden of?
sewage of?
that they’d of?
Where the fuck is that quote from???
Bedsides that, your question is a tough one. I feel the Democrats really wanted to look progressive by supporting first female POTUS. I think the party support for Biden would’ve been lackluster, as many potential voters (we know NOW, tl) wanted no part of Obama admin then.
Regardless of my rabble rabble, yes, Biden would’ve beaten Trump in 2016. IMHO.
I think he would have won, certainly would have carried PA, MI, and WI. About the only Dems who would have lost in 2016 were Clinton and Sanders.
Agreed.
And now I’m remembering how giddy I felt after actually learning the GOPs went with Trump as nominee, wondering how stupid they were backing him… (heavy sigh)
from a lot of the “salt of the earth average joes” in my area who publicly offered their opinions whether you asked or not …
Biden would have won in November 2016. Trump vs Hillary was a race between the two most unpopular nominees the two parties have ever put forward. No one has that strong feeling towards ol’ Joe. Not now and definitely not four years ago when he was the incumbent vice president, at the peak of his popularity and no doubt over his stamina.
But to have won in November 2016 he would have had to win the nomination. I do not think in a Democratic primary he beats Hillary. He probably stops Bernie Sanders ever getting traction by splitting the white working class vote but a distant second like Sanders. Because after electing the first black president it was clear the party wanted to follow up by shattering another glass ceiling. Electing the first female president. Democrats like Biden but he was just another old white man in that context. Furthermore Hillary is more of a powerhouse than Biden. That brought her lots of enemies but also lots of high profile allies. She was never short of campaign money whereas Biden struggled to get through the 2020 primary campaign with adequate funds.