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In recent elections, some voters have complained that they are being forced to choose between the “lesser of two evils.” In the 2024 election, it looks like we're about to choose the lesser of two evils: the lesser of two evils.
Former President Donald Trump continues to degrade and smear those who oppose him. He has repeated unproven claims that the 2020 election was “stolen.” Countless other inaccurate statements clearly reflect negatively on President Biden, who has joined the quagmire. Remember, it was Biden who promised to “bring us together,” but that will always be impossible given the competing ideologies of Republicans and Democrats.
In a speech last week near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Biden cited him as an example of a selfless man who refused to be crowned a king, resigned his post as an Army general after the Revolutionary War, and limited his presidential terms to two terms. He cited George Washington. .
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Side note — Washington, by any definition of the word, committed an insurrection. “An act or instance of rebellion, rebellion, or resistance against public authority or existing government.” Wasn't the British government “established” on the colonies, no matter how tyrannical it was? Some rebellions end better than others. Whether you believe it fits the definition or not, the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an insurrection against a legally established government with the express purpose of changing the outcome of an election. There is no difference. But I digress.
Biden's speech at Valley Forge showed voters that 2024 will be a contest between two lightweights masquerading as heavyweights. Biden said if Trump were elected, America would become like Germany in the 1930s. The very future of democracy, he argued, was at stake. This is the Democratic Party's way of thinking. The country will only be safe if they win the elections.
This isn't the first time Biden has waded into the quagmire. During the 2012 presidential campaign, Vice President Biden told a black audience that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would “put you all back in chains.”
Biden apparently thinks he can defeat Trump by presenting himself as a pugilist rather than a pragmatist. That is unlikely to happen because Biden is seen as a good person. No one would ever call Trump kind.
Where is this corrosive language leading us? Why can't we have a real discussion about the best way to solve the problem? Claiming that the other side will rule like Nazis, or claiming that the other side is a fraud, doesn't solve anything.
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If polls show Biden and his policies becoming increasingly unpopular, the president has two options. One would be to change his course, but he is unlikely to do so because that would mean admitting he was wrong. When was the last time you heard a politician admit a mistake?
The other path is to ignore Trump's failed policies, from open borders to the national debt to crime to foreign policy, and insist that losing to him will usher in Armageddon for this country. That strategy hasn't worked so far.
Polls also show that most Democrats and Republicans don't like either candidate. A conviction in Trump's upcoming criminal trial could diminish his appeal to all but Kool-Aid enthusiasts. Perhaps the possibility of Biden being impeached could have the same impact on some of the president's supporters if evidence of financial wrongdoing by Biden's family can be proven, but that seems unlikely in the final stages. It seems so.
President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College on January 5, 2024 in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. In his first campaign campaign of the 2024 election season, Biden said former US President Donald Trump's return to the White House would threaten democracy and fundamental freedoms. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
One scenario that could allay voter fears is that if Trump and Biden win enough primaries to claim their respective party's nominations, delegates could vote for their replacements. Could the rules be changed at both parties' conventions this summer?
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Some wish leaders of both parties could get together and propose a deal that promises, “If you agree not to nominate your men, we will not nominate our men.'' There may be. While that may sound appealing to some, it seems equally unlikely.
Too bad for America.
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