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Sandy's avatar

The conventional wisdom about Trump is that he obviously is lazy and does not work as president so much as engage in the trappings and it is the shadow cabinet that did (and plans to do) the real work. Why can't that be acceptable for Biden? I think he is probably still MOSTLY capable, and I know that is a horrible thing to say when electing a president, but Trump and his Project 2025 staff would be infinitely worse. And I think changing horses now is impossible without imploding the Democratic party. The presidency is more than just one person, as John Dickerson points this out in his book "The Hardest Job in the World" https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604093/the-hardest-job-in-the-world-by-john-dickerson/

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Old Chemist 11's avatar

What clearly happened before and during 2016 is that many people assured Trump that they'd grant him all the authority and none of the responsibility as president. They would do all the hard work, because their goals neatly overlapped with his. While they were determined to destroy the Republic, under the pretense of defeating the "radical left," he never cared either way for anything but his id and ego. They gambled that they might losing voter support for some of the riskier things, such as attempting to steal the 2020 election, letting him steal classified documents, etc., but were pleasantly surprised that voters stuck by him (& them) even after he was convicted of felonies.

A vote for Trump, or a 3rd party candidate, or not voting, risks putting that felon back in power, where he may be permanently allowed to escape accountability for the other indictments, and also, ironically, the opportunity to prove his innocence. But more importantly it would restore power to a "yuge" gang of traitors more radical than ever. Those who did try to reason with Trump - and the others - in (Kelly, Mattis, Bolton, numerous members of GOP Congress, etc.) soon found themselves outnumbered, and now know better than to apply for the job.

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