People concerned about Biden's fitness have acknowledged these performances and pointed out that (1) they were scripted events, which are less challenging than having to think and talk on your feet, and (2) they were good but not great performances.
Show me a Trump event that isn't scripted and enhanced by teleprompters. And whenever the teleprompter goes down, we get some demented Gish gallop about electric boats and sharks. But for some reason, that's not of concern around these parts. Anyone who watched that rally in Raleigh and didn't see a great performance wasn't watching the same rally I was.
Of course Trump is far worse in every regard than Biden. That’s not the point. Republicans are fully on board with Trump - that’s not changing- unless Trump has a debilitating health issue. Trump is leading in most swing state polls and with the electoral college bias Biden needs to win the popular vote by 3-4%. Ask Hilary for confirmation of this fact. Biden had a horrible debate, and is now the underdog. The question is what is he going to do about it? Blaming others, or a cold, or exhaustion from travel weeks ago is not going to do the job.
I watched the rally in Raleigh. I was not impressed. I like Joe Biden, and will vote for him if he is the nominee. Constantly comparing Biden to Trump isn't solving Biden's problems. It is obvious that Trump behaves like a rabid animal. Yet, Trump’s horrific behavior does not change the appearance that Joe Biden has cognitive issues.
If Harris is Trump's opponent, Trump will be in the teleprompter spotlight. Harris as his opponent would be a total nightmare for Trump's campaign. No more hiding his own cognitive decline behind Sleepy Joe. Biden's debate performance played all too well into Trump's narrative. It's the biggest reason Biden is not recovering from Thursday night.
All right then. I wasn't watching the same rally you were.
And this isn't about fairness.
And saying "Trump is worse" is not enough. It is possible to be extremely concerned about Trump and extremely concerned about Biden's recent failures. One does not rule out the other.
The fact that there's a raging fire at one end of the house doesn't make it OK for someone to smoke in bed at the other end of the house.
Maybe stick to one train of thought at a time, and if you want to switch topics, acknowledge that the topic you are introducing is in fact a new and equally difficult one.
You're skipping over too many logical steps. Whether A is true or not has nothing to do with whether B is difficult/dangerous/etc. or not.
This is a complex issue. Difficult truths need to be acknowledged, and the +/- of risky options need to be weighed. Wishing something won't make it true.
That's very kind. Let's just say that I've had to choose between bad and worse options enough times in life to have a pretty good idea just how far either wishful thinking or avoidance will get me. Plus they made me take a logic class in college ;)
It wasn't an attack, I meant it literally as advice. I'm sorry you take this sort of feedback as an attack. It's frank, but there's no ill will in it, and I wouldn't have said it if I didn't think it was important.
Jumping around from one point to another, in the middle of a highly complex argument, does not get us to good solutions. Make the effort to explicitly establish every one of the logical stepping stones between Point A and Point B, and you will be able to find, and plug, a lot of the holes in your argument. (Trust me, every argument has holes.) If you don't find them yourself, someone else is almost guaranteed to find them and use them against you.
^^Use that in the constructive spirit in which it was offered, or reject it as you see fit. It's your choice.
People concerned about Biden's fitness have acknowledged these performances and pointed out that (1) they were scripted events, which are less challenging than having to think and talk on your feet, and (2) they were good but not great performances.
Show me a Trump event that isn't scripted and enhanced by teleprompters. And whenever the teleprompter goes down, we get some demented Gish gallop about electric boats and sharks. But for some reason, that's not of concern around these parts. Anyone who watched that rally in Raleigh and didn't see a great performance wasn't watching the same rally I was.
Of course Trump is far worse in every regard than Biden. That’s not the point. Republicans are fully on board with Trump - that’s not changing- unless Trump has a debilitating health issue. Trump is leading in most swing state polls and with the electoral college bias Biden needs to win the popular vote by 3-4%. Ask Hilary for confirmation of this fact. Biden had a horrible debate, and is now the underdog. The question is what is he going to do about it? Blaming others, or a cold, or exhaustion from travel weeks ago is not going to do the job.
I watched the rally in Raleigh. I was not impressed. I like Joe Biden, and will vote for him if he is the nominee. Constantly comparing Biden to Trump isn't solving Biden's problems. It is obvious that Trump behaves like a rabid animal. Yet, Trump’s horrific behavior does not change the appearance that Joe Biden has cognitive issues.
If Harris is Trump's opponent, Trump will be in the teleprompter spotlight. Harris as his opponent would be a total nightmare for Trump's campaign. No more hiding his own cognitive decline behind Sleepy Joe. Biden's debate performance played all too well into Trump's narrative. It's the biggest reason Biden is not recovering from Thursday night.
All right then. I wasn't watching the same rally you were.
And this isn't about fairness.
And saying "Trump is worse" is not enough. It is possible to be extremely concerned about Trump and extremely concerned about Biden's recent failures. One does not rule out the other.
The fact that there's a raging fire at one end of the house doesn't make it OK for someone to smoke in bed at the other end of the house.
Good luck with your brokered convention, then.
Maybe stick to one train of thought at a time, and if you want to switch topics, acknowledge that the topic you are introducing is in fact a new and equally difficult one.
You're skipping over too many logical steps. Whether A is true or not has nothing to do with whether B is difficult/dangerous/etc. or not.
This is a complex issue. Difficult truths need to be acknowledged, and the +/- of risky options need to be weighed. Wishing something won't make it true.
I like how you think and express yourself.
That's very kind. Let's just say that I've had to choose between bad and worse options enough times in life to have a pretty good idea just how far either wishful thinking or avoidance will get me. Plus they made me take a logic class in college ;)
I haven't attacked you personally, it's too bad you chose to go that route. Have a good day.
It wasn't an attack, I meant it literally as advice. I'm sorry you take this sort of feedback as an attack. It's frank, but there's no ill will in it, and I wouldn't have said it if I didn't think it was important.
Jumping around from one point to another, in the middle of a highly complex argument, does not get us to good solutions. Make the effort to explicitly establish every one of the logical stepping stones between Point A and Point B, and you will be able to find, and plug, a lot of the holes in your argument. (Trust me, every argument has holes.) If you don't find them yourself, someone else is almost guaranteed to find them and use them against you.
^^Use that in the constructive spirit in which it was offered, or reject it as you see fit. It's your choice.