• TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Do you really think any Democrat in the country would say “I liked Biden, and if they get rid of him I’m staying home?”

    I mean, yeah, I kinda do. There are a lot of democratic voters who don’t know who Newsom or Whitmer are, but they know Uncle Joe, the guy who was Obama’s vice for eight years.

    It’s more likely the opposite, that people aren’t looking forward to voting for Bide and may end up staying home instead.

    Is it? I don’t know.

    Like you said, if Biden’s on the ticket you’ll vote for him. I think a lot of people will do the same.

    • Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      The problem with this argument is it only works for people who show up to vote, and if the Dems don’t get people, particularly young people, inspired enough to do so, then they’ll lose. Fear only works as a motivator for so long, at some point, you need to provide a carrot and not just the stick.

    • Steve@communick.news
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      4 months ago

      if Biden’s on the ticket you’ll vote for him.

      I know I’d vote for a cat if it was on the ticket. Even an orange one. And I’d feel better about it than voting for Biden, since I’d know nobody was lying to me about it’s ability to do the job.

      It would be more entertaining than sad anyway.