r/PoliticalHumor 6d ago

Is anyone really going to change their vote because The President had a sore throat and Trump is a fast liar? Not Humor

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u/raika11182 6d ago

If you were a Biden voter before, you're still a Biden voter (including me). If you're a Trump voter before, you're still a Trump voter. But that tiny sliver of persuadable, mostly "non-political" types that only tune in for major events like these after four years saw Biden do a lot worse than a "sore throat". His rally earlier today was fine, but notably - it was MUCH earlier in the day and it was a largely scripted event. But last night? Last night he looked sort of frail, and worse, sort of helpless. And that's not gonna' fly with a LOT of voters who view the Presidency as, first and foremost, the Commander in Chief.

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u/whistleridge 6d ago

Alternately: if you were mildly concerned about his age before, you’re 11/10 worried about his age now. FFS, the NYTimes editorial board is calling for him to step aside.

That may not make you vote for Trump but it might make you vote for RFK or stay home. There’s more to getting votes than just not being the other guy, and the question of “who tf is running the country, because it isn’t that guy we saw last night” is a live one right now.

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u/thisonesnottaken 5d ago

The whole “it was just a cold”, “are you seriously concerned about a bit of stuttering” crowd are severely gaslighting how Biden was on Thursday.

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u/MikeJonesssssss 5d ago

It was terrible. He straight up looked like they dropped him off from a memory care unit at an old person home. Like, who the fuck is in charge of how he looks before he comes on stage, throw some bronzer on the poor guy to give him some color.