r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 6d 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/StainedBlue 6d ago

Ok, let's be real here. What we saw last night probably was an accurate reflection of how he is normally without a teleprompter. The real reason we're all voting for him – and let's face it – is because he's not Trump. That is itself a very good reason for democrats and left leaning voting, but it's not a good enough reason for undecided voters, else they wouldn't still be undecided. And with how close this election is, it is those undecided voters who will decide the election.

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u/essidus Minnesota 6d ago

And that's exactly the point. The Biden we saw last night wasn't an effective leader. Anyone left undecided after Trump's guilty verdict is going to have a hard time agreeing to Biden as president.

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u/dynamobb 6d ago

Not an effective public speaker but he seems to have led the country effectively over the last 3 years.

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u/Cicero912 Connecticut 6d ago

Obviously a bad comparison but Lenin was one of the best political operators in world history and he was not a good public speaker. Uncomfortable in crowds.

He was just really good in government/party meetings, and had great instincts. And he had other people (trotsky) who thrived in that setting