Inside this post is a Tweet by Kilgore Trout that I think captures something essential about Biden's electability. While I think Biden would've beaten Trump in 2016, I really think he beats him in 2024, because he's boring and normal. After four years of Trump racist uncle who ruined Thanksgiving, Biden is just a goofy granddad who likes goofy granddad things.
The unspoken subtext of the Biden (and Trump years in some ways) is that the president himself is not essential to the day-to-day running of the government. Probably the most "hands on" presidents in recent memory were Nixon and Carter. Maybe Clinton and Johnson. Being a micromanager is probably not the best way to be president. Trump and Biden both demonstrate that in important ways the key to a presidency is character and Congress. If you have working majorities, you can accomplish tangible results, but otherwise, it's your character that matters.
Trump is a criminal, a sexist, a racist, a narcissist and an moron. Biden is not a brilliant guy like Obama and Clinton, but he's not a criminal, a sexist, a racist or a narcissist.
Most people are more than OK with that.
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