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In reply to the discussion: Jon Stewart should stand aside and let someone younger run the show [View all]fishwax
(29,149 posts)And that is much more likely to lead to apathy than is the simple acknowledgement of that fact.
Biden is old. Biden is the clear choice over Donald Trump.
Both of those things can be true. In fact, both of those things are pretty obvious, in my book, and I'm going to have a hard time trusting the judgment of anybody who insists that either is untrue.
And call me crazy, but I think that's where most of the electorate is at as well.
Let us consider a different pair of statements: "Biden is not old. Biden is the clear choice over Donald Trump."
I think the number of people who are going to find it easy or imaginable to agree with both of those statements is probably smaller. Because as a fact we know that Biden is 81 years old, and most people are going to agree that that is old. And occasionally Biden says or does something that people might "read" as a sign of age.
So if the strategy to get people motivated to go to the polls and convinced to vote for Biden when they're there is to somehow get them to agree with the second set of statements ... well, I think that's a pretty bad strategy, because I think most people are going to find that difficult.
If it's a referendum on Biden's accomplishments as president versus Trump's accomplishments, then we win easily.
If it's a referendum on Biden's suitability for office vs Trump's suitability, then we win easily.
If it's a referendum on policies, then we win easily.
If it's a referendum on age, then it's a wash, because they're both old.
If it's a referendum on whether or not Biden is an old man ... well, that's a bit more vulnerable, because "Joe Biden is not an old man" is not likely to convince a lot of people.