▲ 1608 ▼ Joe Biden ends re-election campaign (www.bbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk to c/news@lemmy.world 905 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 119 points 2 years ago (5 children) I vaguely remember him saying he was going to be a 1 term candidate in 2020. You're correct, he did. Everyone forgot that for some reason. Note that this article is from 2019: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/11/biden-single-term-082129 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 96 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) . permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Which is ironic, because he picked Harris then used her as the bearer of bad news at every single opportunity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shasta@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) So add those together and it implies he doesn't think Harris has the chops. But, to be fair, if that was actually the plan, they would've given her much more PR over the last 4 years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago If it weren't Trump running I think he would have stepped aside. He believed in 2019, and probably still believes now, that he has the best chance against Trump and that Trump is a singularly existential threat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago it implies he doesn’t think Harris has the chops Or that he changed his mind. Or that his assurances to aides that he wouldn't run for a second term were just to shut them up. Power is seductive, and I think it's pretty likely that once he became president, he convinced himself that he was still the best one for the job, and that he uniquely deserved to continue to govern. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago It feels like they have explicitly tried to prevent Kamala from getting positive coverage throughout. permalink fedilink source parent [–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 43 points 2 years ago He very specifically did not say publicly that he would be a 1 term president. Talking through the idea with aides and someone leaking it does not equal a campaign promise. This is a new decision, obviously. He is going to be a 1 term president. But he never promised it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago Your own source contradicts this claim…doesn’t look like we forgot about anything. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vxx@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Well, he didn't lie. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/joe-biden-denies-mulling-term-pledge-elected-president/story?id=67662497 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackbeard@lemmy.world 96 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) . permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Which is ironic, because he picked Harris then used her as the bearer of bad news at every single opportunity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shasta@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) So add those together and it implies he doesn't think Harris has the chops. But, to be fair, if that was actually the plan, they would've given her much more PR over the last 4 years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago If it weren't Trump running I think he would have stepped aside. He believed in 2019, and probably still believes now, that he has the best chance against Trump and that Trump is a singularly existential threat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago it implies he doesn’t think Harris has the chops Or that he changed his mind. Or that his assurances to aides that he wouldn't run for a second term were just to shut them up. Power is seductive, and I think it's pretty likely that once he became president, he convinced himself that he was still the best one for the job, and that he uniquely deserved to continue to govern. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago It feels like they have explicitly tried to prevent Kamala from getting positive coverage throughout. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago Which is ironic, because he picked Harris then used her as the bearer of bad news at every single opportunity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shasta@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) So add those together and it implies he doesn't think Harris has the chops. But, to be fair, if that was actually the plan, they would've given her much more PR over the last 4 years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago If it weren't Trump running I think he would have stepped aside. He believed in 2019, and probably still believes now, that he has the best chance against Trump and that Trump is a singularly existential threat. permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago it implies he doesn’t think Harris has the chops Or that he changed his mind. Or that his assurances to aides that he wouldn't run for a second term were just to shut them up. Power is seductive, and I think it's pretty likely that once he became president, he convinced himself that he was still the best one for the job, and that he uniquely deserved to continue to govern. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago It feels like they have explicitly tried to prevent Kamala from getting positive coverage throughout. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago If it weren't Trump running I think he would have stepped aside. He believed in 2019, and probably still believes now, that he has the best chance against Trump and that Trump is a singularly existential threat. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago it implies he doesn’t think Harris has the chops Or that he changed his mind. Or that his assurances to aides that he wouldn't run for a second term were just to shut them up. Power is seductive, and I think it's pretty likely that once he became president, he convinced himself that he was still the best one for the job, and that he uniquely deserved to continue to govern. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago It feels like they have explicitly tried to prevent Kamala from getting positive coverage throughout. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 43 points 2 years ago He very specifically did not say publicly that he would be a 1 term president. Talking through the idea with aides and someone leaking it does not equal a campaign promise. This is a new decision, obviously. He is going to be a 1 term president. But he never promised it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago Your own source contradicts this claim…doesn’t look like we forgot about anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/joe-biden-denies-mulling-term-pledge-elected-president/story?id=67662497 permalink fedilink source parent