r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 4d ago

'Chill The F**k Out': John Fetterman Urges Democrats To Stick With Joe Biden | The Pennsylvania senator reminded panicked Democrats on Friday that he too had a bad debate once, yet he went on to win his Senate seat.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-debate-john-fetterman_n_667ea850e4b0415858d6a2f1
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u/essidus Minnesota 4d ago

The problem is that, right now, all of America believes that the Joe Biden we saw last night is an accurate reflection of how he is normally. If that's the case, we're in trouble.

Some people are saying that Biden has a cold or something. That might be (though it still doesn't reflect well on his cognitive function), but if that's true, Biden is going to prove it hard. He's going to need another extended public session showing how effective he really is. Otherwise, this debate is going to haunt him all the way up to the election.

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u/Ok_Abrocoma_2805 4d ago

Yeah and the people brushing it off as “it’s just a cold” are huffing copium. They need to read a transcript of some of what Biden said last night. A lot of it was literally nonsensical. Biden looked confused, tired, and scared. Having a sore throat doesn’t cause all that.

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u/seasiren_666 4d ago

to be fair, sicknesses actually do affect the elderly much different. a simple UTI can cause delirium.

(not at all saying this is what happened, but they are super old so things will affect them differently)

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u/no_one_lies 4d ago

Saying sickness affects the elderly differently does not help him beat the old and feeble allegations

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u/seasiren_666 4d ago

it wasn't supposed to. it's just the truth. both Biden and Trump are susceptible to illness induced delirium and confusion because they are old.