# President Joe Biden and the runup to the 2024 election

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 15, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-joe-biden-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/954384 "2021-11-15T14:54:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-joe-biden-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/954384/425 "2024-01-06T21:04:18Z")

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> [@Sec Def Lloyd Austin "secretly" hospitalized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sec-def-lloyd-austin-secretly-hospitalized/995719/2):
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> The whole point of Biden, and normal functioning of government overall, is that you’re not reliant on The One Guy. Y

Yeah, if Covid had occurred during H. Clintons presidency, she would have let the experts handle it, and just made a few public service announcements.

Biden’s cabinet and veep are very competent. Even if Joe got ill or something, the government would continue to function smoothly.

> [@JohnT](#):
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> Yeah, it’s pretty easy to see who is in cognitive decline, and it sure the fuck isn’t Joe Biden.

Yep.

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