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Biden reportedly regrets ending re-election campaign and says he’d have defeated Trump (www.theguardian.com)

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Joe Biden regrets having pulled out of this year’s presidential race and believes he would have defeated Donald Trump in last month’s election – despite negative poll indications, White House sources have said.

The US president has reportedly also said he made a mistake in choosing Merrick Garland as attorney general – reflecting that Garland, a former US appeals court judge, was slow to prosecute Donald Trump for his role in the 6 January 2021 insurrection while presiding over a justice department that aggressively prosecuted Biden’s son Hunter.

With just more than three weeks of his single-term presidency remaining, Biden’s reported rueful reflections are revealed in a Washington Post profile that contains the clearest signs yet that he thinks he erred in withdrawing his candidacy in July after a woeful debate performance against his rival for the White House, Trump, the previous month.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wish this comment was higher. Biden betrayed the party and its chances of defeating Trump the moment he won the 2020 election and chose to not start preparing the nation on Jan 20th 2021 for a younger generation to lead. Merrick fucking Garland was the other, related, and just as large mistake. That one is totally on him.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

And Kamala has just never been a great candidate, but he could have taken actions to try to boost her prominence. Instead he saddled her with no-win issues throughout and jealously guarded any successes for himself. And the one big bad issue I remember that he didn't dump on her (the rail strike), he farmed out to Pete Buttigieg to be the face of the administration (even though it wasn't a DOT issue). It was almost like the goal was to sabotage any potential locus of political power that wasn't Biden and his inner circle.

I don't think a better grooming would have helped Harris when she wasn't willing to be not-Biden in any way other than being coherent, but it certainly didn't help and seems indicative of their lack of intention to ever transfer power.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

An open primary would have helped.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

A massive look back (Whenever we have the ability for free press again after Trump) on the consistent self sabotage of Clinton-Biden-Harris would become a new The Prince for future generations of leaders.

"It's better to be feared as a leader than to be loved as one."

"It's better to not shoot yourself in the foot and then declare you're good for a 10K, after saying the last 4K was your last."