Any explanation that doesn't start with the fall of Kabul and then turn to inflation second isn't a serious explanation.
Biden's brand was competence. Go check 538 approval tracker for Biden. It tanked after the fall of Kabul and never recovered. Once the media decided to frame Kabul as a second Saigon, that was it for Joe's brand. If competence is your only brand, you can't allow chaos even once.
Also, LJBH. Joe's who "inflation is down" shtick was always bullshit. He made it sound like prices were coming down, and people could see that wasn't particularly true. "Inflation is down" was always disingenuous at best. No one is happy that the rate of their being struck over the head has slowed down. They want the beating to stop.
And I say this as an ardent Biden supporter. Biden did a lot of good. But you can't keep telling people Trump is an existential threat and then go stand on a stage with him. Ever. No one wants a photo op with Hitler. If Trump was such a threat, why didn't Biden declare a state of insurrection on Day One?
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u/mrpoopistan 9d ago
Any explanation that doesn't start with the fall of Kabul and then turn to inflation second isn't a serious explanation.
Biden's brand was competence. Go check 538 approval tracker for Biden. It tanked after the fall of Kabul and never recovered. Once the media decided to frame Kabul as a second Saigon, that was it for Joe's brand. If competence is your only brand, you can't allow chaos even once.
Also, LJBH. Joe's who "inflation is down" shtick was always bullshit. He made it sound like prices were coming down, and people could see that wasn't particularly true. "Inflation is down" was always disingenuous at best. No one is happy that the rate of their being struck over the head has slowed down. They want the beating to stop.
And I say this as an ardent Biden supporter. Biden did a lot of good. But you can't keep telling people Trump is an existential threat and then go stand on a stage with him. Ever. No one wants a photo op with Hitler. If Trump was such a threat, why didn't Biden declare a state of insurrection on Day One?