Pres. Biden did have historically low approval ratings [View all]
This is not an opinion. There's no sense putting our heads in the sand about it. It's been low ever since the Afghanistan withdrawal. It didn't matter the polls. He was polling as low as any president ever. This is just a fact. I love Biden, but most of the population did not. Presidents don't win re-election with his approvals.
The problem is that we thought Trump would be in jail by now, so that's why Biden felt okay to keep running with low approvals. Merrick Garland was too scared to charge Trump 3 years ago, so Trump was able to delay, delay.
Honestly, Biden shouldn't have ever run for re-election in the first place. We could've had a normal primary. Even if Harris won it, the country would've known her better and she would've been an even greater campaigner. Or we could've nominated someone like Shapiro or Beshear that is not a part of the Biden administration and would've had a clean slate. I truly believe if they were the nominee, Trump would've lost.
That being said, I think Biden should've resigned the presidency in August and let Harris takeover so the public could've gotten use to seeing a black woman president. That would've helped tremendously. It would've been a ballsy move, but I think it would've worked.
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