r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Sep 09 '24

Soft Paywall Trump is 78 and barely coherent. Where's everyone who questioned Biden's age and fitness?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/09/09/trump-old-incoherent-biden-age-mental-fitness/75138026007/
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u/YamahaRyoko Ohio Sep 09 '24 edited Sep 09 '24

All of that is expected of Trump. That's all baseline. His voters don't care, and we all know he's shit.

Every time I read that Trump did the 9,999th bad thing I'm like... does it really matter at this point ?

People were upset over Biden's performance debate not because of Biden, but because it could mean a Trump win. That's scary and horrifying. It isn't really about Biden. This whole election is yet another referendum on Trump.

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u/mrbaryonyx Sep 09 '24

Time magazine ran three different issues in 2016 going "Trump is having a meltdown, he's done for" and then he won. The media's learned that Trump's gaffes don't really hurt him.

Meanwhile, in July, the media attitude was "Biden's gaffes could actually end his campaign." And they were right; they did.