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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

If you'd asked me a year ago, I would have told you that Joe Biden was a reasonably clear favorite in the event of a rematch against Donald Trump. Not an overwhelming favorite, mind you. But perhaps a 65:35 favorite. The case for Biden seemed obvious enough. Incumbents win re-election more often than not " and, of course, Biden beat Trump in 2020. The economy was beginning to recover from a period of intense inflation, and the labor market was strong. Trump had to fade a number of downside risks, being subject to a series of criminal trials and what looked like it could be a competitive Republican primary. (This was before Ron DeSantis began his long and embarrassing decline in the polls). Democrats were coming off a relatively strong midterm, buoyed by voter concerns about extreme and under-qualified Republican candidates and the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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"Shielding him (Biden) from public appearance"? I saw Biden take questions from reporters the same night Navalny died.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2024-02-20 02:52 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The numbers don't lie, Zed.

#2 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-02-20 03:05 PM | Reply

I have to agree that Dementia Don's traveling road show was great for laughs during COVID when he advised people to drink bleach and disinfectant and shove UV lights up their asses to kill COVID.

Dementia Don makes Chuck Schumer look like a lightweight when it comes to rushing to an open mike on a damn near hourly basis.

Most people don't need hourly press conferences, rage tweeting and phoning into talk shows daily so long as ---- is getting done.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-02-20 03:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#3 ... Most people don't need hourly press conferences, rage tweeting and phoning into talk shows daily so long as ---- is getting done. ...

How has Pres Biden been at conveying his accomplishments?

Asked differently, when will Pres Biden start talking about his accomplishments?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-02-20 03:29 PM | Reply

Joe could take Nate's advice, which is what this article is really about, and do several long interviews, as is customary, and which he may already be planning to do.

The concern about his age, it seems to me, is premised on who his VP is, which is also something he could change at the Convention.

He might want to point out that 3rd in line is Mike Johnson, Idiot from Nowhere, if he does change VPs.

If America elects Donald Trump, then America deserves what it will get in the way of an Authoritarian Dictator for Life, who mirrors Putin in almost every respect... well, except for not being as smart.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2024-02-20 03:39 PM | Reply

Yep, definitely Biden's fault that Republicans are fine with insurrection, rape, and fraud.

#6 | Posted by Sycophant at 2024-02-20 03:52 PM | Reply

"But new data appears to show Americans believe the economy has turned a corner. Late last month, the Conference Board reported its index of consumer confidence had hit its highest point since December 2021, while the University of Michigan's survey of consumer sentiment has climbed to its highest level since July of that year.

"The people who give positive views of the economy, they tend to point to, the unemployment rate is low, and they also point to that inflation is down from where it was," said Jocelyn Kiley, an associate director at Pew Research Center, whose own data has found an uptick in positive economic views, particularly among Democrats."
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"Makes all the sense in the world that if the White House and president and the Biden campaign are touting this stuff, that they are going to make headway, and are making headway with voters in getting them to feel like Joe Biden in the Democratic party do understand."

www.theguardian.com

THIS continuing Economic Improvement, the article goes on to point out, is why Trump and his House Stooges turned down Immigration Reform... because they need that as a Issue against an improving economy.

And, of course, they have all the little Republican sycophants who SAY they aren't Trumpers, but side with his every political need, to help them out.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2024-02-20 04:17 PM | Reply

#6. You have no idea what this thread is about, do you?

#8 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-02-20 07:47 PM | Reply

It's posted by you so odds are -----

#9 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-02-20 07:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

So this is the thread where Biden is hiding from the msm that is the propaganda arm of the dnc. Jeff is nothing if not inconsistent

Well that and a lying pos

#10 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-02-20 07:53 PM | Reply

The numbers don't lie, Zed.

#2 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

Congratulations!

You have hit the trifecta!!

#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-02-20 08:08 PM | Reply

#10 take it up with Nate Silver, ------.

#12 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-02-20 09:32 PM | Reply

Nate Silver is begging for relevance.

JEFF is begging as well.

#13 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2024-02-20 09:37 PM | Reply

No jeff you don't get to play that. You claim all the time that the MSM is a propaganda arm of the democratic party. Now you post an article stating Biden is hiding from the MSM. Which is it, bitch?

#14 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-02-20 10:00 PM | Reply

Here's the problem. Polling shows that an overwhelming number of Americans think Biden is too 9pm for a second term.

The Hur report conclusions also have hurt Biden.

I think if they retread his 2020 basement strategy voters will see it as proof he's not up to the rigors of the job. If they have him actually campaign I believe he will fail for obvious reasons. So Democrats are stuck. I don't think he can Ditch Harris after making her race and s3x the reason he chose her in the first place.

Democrats are very fortunate that Trump is likely going to be the nominee. With Trump Biden has a chance. I think he'd get destroyed if Haley were the nominee.

#15 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-02-20 10:06 PM | Reply

#14. Both are true. The MSM will spin for Biden but even if he does an interview expected to be filled with softball questions the risk is there that a random act of journalism will take place and a real question will get asked. That's a risk his handlers don't wNt to take.

#16 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-02-20 10:09 PM | Reply

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Go ---- yourself. Every time Fox News or any kind of right leaning publication or pollster tells you anything you want to hear you squawk it here like a ------ chatty Kathy doll

STFU

#17 | Posted by eberly at 2024-02-20 10:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Democrats are very fortunate that Trump is likely going to be the nominee.

#15 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

But the country isn't. MAGA will give us all a chance to combine gasoline and matches again. Have you ever seen anyone very badly burned? Now multiply that by about 330 million.

#18 | Posted by Zed at 2024-02-21 08:06 AM | Reply

Every time Fox News or any kind of right leaning publication or pollster tells you anything you want to hear you squawk it here like a ------ chatty Kathy doll

If you criticized rightwing posters here for that, it'd be a full time job. But nobody ever said you were consistent.

#19 | Posted by JOE at 2024-02-21 09:56 AM | Reply

The MSM will spin for Biden...
#16 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Give me a break. The MSM has spent years reporting the GOP's baseless claims that Joe Biden has taken bribes from Ukraine. The GOP's story has no been exposed as being part of a Russian propaganda campaign to hurt Joe Biden's chance of reelection. There are people like you out there who believe the Russian lies because the MSM has spread them (and because you've never heard a GOP lie that you didn't want to believe).

The MSM has no interest in protecting Joe Biden. What they do have an interest in is creating a close race to boost their ratings.

#20 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2024-02-21 12:52 PM | Reply

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