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Can Biden win reelection solely by being the ‘alternative’?
The Hill ^ | 05.01.2023 | DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN

Posted on 05/01/2023 7:47:49 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

After months of speculation, President Joe Biden announced this week that he will seek reelection in 2024, setting the stage for a likely rematch against Former President Donald Trump, who at this point is favored to win the Republican nomination.

To be sure, Biden would benefit from facing his 2020 foe. It allows Democrats to turn the race into a referendum on Trump and his brand of far-right “MAGA extremism,” rather than a referendum on Biden’s presidency — or to paraphrase one of the president’s favorite sayings, a campaign that is focused on comparing Biden to the “alternative,” not “the Almighty.”

Based on Biden’s announcement video, which was released exactly four years after he launched his 2020 bid, this will be the basis of his strategy. The president declares that the “fight for our democracy” is incomplete and urges Americans that “this is not a time to be complacent,” as “MAGA extremists” are threatening bedrock freedoms and civil liberties.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 2024; alternative; biden; reelection; win
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HUH? I am confused there Douglas
1 posted on 05/01/2023 7:47:49 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Biden’s Presidency = Massive Chaos


2 posted on 05/01/2023 7:50:20 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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Biden will win because the deep state wants no part of Trump again. Biden will win because he assures the deep state they will be left alone to continue screwing over the rest of us in the name of their warped version of patriotism.

Biden will win because as of now there has been no consequences of the democrats stealing a presidential election and multiple other elections. The jig is up at the ballot box.


3 posted on 05/01/2023 7:52:12 AM PDT by sarge83
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“That can be arranged.”


4 posted on 05/01/2023 7:53:24 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If they are asking these questions, then the fix is in.


5 posted on 05/01/2023 7:57:46 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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Yes, he’ll win. The’ll steal the election again because very little has been done to restore voter integrity.


6 posted on 05/01/2023 7:58:30 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
IOW, the media will avoid any mention Biden's presidency.

Instead it will be "Orange Man Bad!" all day every day.

(Or it could be "Florida Man Bad!" all day every day - you get the idea.)

7 posted on 05/01/2023 7:59:42 AM PDT by Bratch
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Easy choice democrats.

Biden is a vegetable. Kennedy is not a vegetable.

That is why Biden will be re-elected.


8 posted on 05/01/2023 8:03:10 AM PDT by dforest
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Yes, as long as the deep state overlords wants Joe, then Joe it will be. They didn’t cheat enough to get Hillary in and they’ll be damned if they make that mistake again.


9 posted on 05/01/2023 8:04:31 AM PDT by PeachyKeen
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What the hell else can he run on, his record? He can’t run on making America poorer. Biden can say anything he wants but his lies only make him look more delusional and demented. In two more years this country will be 10X worse then it is today. I’m being optimistic with that number.


10 posted on 05/01/2023 8:05:48 AM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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The low info voters will vote for the one who will continue to cut them a check each month. Even if he is brain dead someone has to pay for their votes.

I am reminded of an old 55 year old Ace Reid cartoon(Cowpokes). A wetback is setting outside the polls. In the background a politician is paying off voters.

When asked about discrimination the wetback says...”Si! There is discrimination at the polls! I voted seven times and he only paid me for five!”


11 posted on 05/01/2023 8:06:23 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”)
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If you control the votes, the candidate become less important.


12 posted on 05/01/2023 8:07:49 AM PDT by ActresponsiblyinVA
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Can Biden win reelection solely by being the ‘alternative’?


No. But his best friend prints ballots and the two together will create a 2nd Biden landslide even bigger than the first; several million well-placed grateful illegals will also help.


13 posted on 05/01/2023 8:08:57 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Biden won, and that was before Jan 6th and Trump's reaction to his loss.

It's hard to believe those events gained Trump any support and probably lost him some.

14 posted on 05/01/2023 8:10:47 AM PDT by semimojo
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The last presidential election was stolen by a HANDFUL of corrupt counties in 6 states!

If we cannot expose that, and STOP IT.... then there is NO HOPE for a free and fair election.

I see NO EVIDENCE whatsoever that what occurred in 2016 has been corrected.

If anything, those responsible will be able to do so once again with relative EASE and with little or no detection or resistance.

If Biden can get more votes than Trump OR Obama, then the deep state can insert ANYONE they want!...

How about Donald Duck for president??? Why not???


15 posted on 05/01/2023 8:10:51 AM PDT by Safrguns
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I can see a time in the near future where the number of votes counted will exceed the number of people eligible to vote, and where pointing that out will be deemed insurrectionist. That problem would be eventually rectified by barring wrong-thinking candidates from running for office.


16 posted on 05/01/2023 8:18:50 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

the sHill


17 posted on 05/01/2023 8:20:14 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Will he even be running against anyone offering an alternative to him?


18 posted on 05/01/2023 8:20:57 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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He has a small point to make here.
Fact is that in 2020 only 2 people voted FOR the Cadaver: Joe and Jill. Hunter was indisposed.
The rest of his votes were against Trump. The hate is that strong.


19 posted on 05/01/2023 8:22:35 AM PDT by Migraine
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Biden will lose, and they know it. I suspect a late game replacement.


20 posted on 05/01/2023 8:23:12 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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